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

10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.

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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Kuwait

7.7%

in 2023

Mexico

6.9%

in 2022

Kuwait rank

25th

Mexico rank

27th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Kuwait
Mexico

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 7.7% against 6.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.

Kuwait ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 27th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.1%	8.1%	0.0%	Mexico
2010s	9.1%	6.4%	2.7%	Kuwait
2020s	9.9%	7.8%	2.1%	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 Mexico?: Kuwait, at 7.7% against 6.9% in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Kuwait and Mexico?: 0.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mexico?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Mexico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Kuwait ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 27th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, 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.