Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kuwait
Kuwait: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 37.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 198 countries
All-time high
37.4%
in 2024
All-time low
16.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kuwait is 37.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kuwait peaked at 37.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 37th 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.7% | — |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 16.7% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 21.4% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.5% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 33.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kuwait?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kuwait was 37.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Kuwait ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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