Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 198 countries
All-time high
77.3%
in 2022
All-time low
54.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait stood at 77.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait peaked at 77.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.4% | — |
| 1981 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 56.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 58.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 59.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 63.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.9% | 54.4% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 64.2% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 72.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 76.6% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 77.1% | 77.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kuwait was 77.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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