Kuwait vs Kyrgyzstan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Kuwait
10.7%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
10.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
36th
Kyrgyzstan rank
37th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 10.7% against 10.5% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 9.9% | 1.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.6% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kuwait, at 10.7% against 10.5% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.