Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 29.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
29.6
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 189 countries
All-time high
29.6
in 2016
All-time low
26.2
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Kuwait, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Kuwait stood at 29.6. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Kuwait peaked at 29.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.2, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.34 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.12 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.88 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.63 | 28.3 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 29 | 29.6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 7 Kiribati 30.1 compare
- 8 Saint Lucia 30 compare
- 9 Micronesia (country) 29.7 compare
- 10 Egypt 29.6 compare
- 10 Marshall Islands 29.6 compare
- 13 Palau 29.5 compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 29.5 compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 13 (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 33,261 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Kuwait?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Kuwait was 29.6 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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