Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 40.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
40.8%
in 2014
All-time low
20.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait stood at 40.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait peaked at 40.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 22nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.4% | — |
| 1981 | 21.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 29.3% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.6% | 20.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 27.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 35.4% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 40.3% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 40.3% | 40.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait was 40.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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