Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Kuwait or Peru?

Peru, at 8.1% against 7.7% in Kuwait as of 2023.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

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 Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Kuwait

7.7%

in 2023

Peru

8.1%

in 2023

Kuwait rank

25th

Peru rank

23rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Kuwait
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 8.1% against 7.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 25th and Peru ranks 23rd of 85 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.2%	10.1%	0.9%	Peru
2010s	9.0%	9.2%	0.1%	Peru
2020s	9.3%	10.0%	0.7%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Kuwait or Peru?: Peru, at 8.1% against 7.7% in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Kuwait and Peru?: 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Peru?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Peru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Kuwait ranks 25th and Peru ranks 23rd 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.