Kuwait vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Kuwait
10.1%
in 2024
Malta
10.1%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
35th
Malta rank
35th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 10.1% against 10.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Malta ranks 35th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Kuwait or Malta?
- Kuwait, at 10.1% against 10.1% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Kuwait and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Malta ranks 35th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.