How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?

5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Kuwait: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Egypt

8.8%

in 2021

Kuwait

8.5%

in 2023

Egypt rank

15th

Kuwait rank

17th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

Egypt
Kuwait

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 8.8% against 8.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 17th of 85 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.8%	7.6%	7.2%	Egypt
2010s	15.0%	8.6%	6.4%	Egypt
2020s	8.8%	13.4%	4.6%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Egypt or Kuwait?: Egypt, at 8.8% against 8.5% in Kuwait as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Egypt and Kuwait?: 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: Egypt ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 17th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.