Kiribati vs Kuwait: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Kiribati
1.3%
in 2024
Kuwait
1.3%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
186th
Kuwait rank
187th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kiribati ranks 186th and Kuwait ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Kiribati or Kuwait?
- Kiribati, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Kiribati and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Kuwait rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kiribati ranks 186th and Kuwait ranks 187th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.