Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 47.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kuwait stood at 47.13. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kuwait peaked at 47.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.03, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 11th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.03 | — |
| 1991 | 28.22 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 29.21 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 30.03 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 30.46 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 31.04 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 32.14 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 33.4 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 34.6 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 35.71 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 36.71 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 37.59 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 38.36 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.04 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.67 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.31 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 40.93 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 41.45 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 41.86 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.18 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.4 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.61 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.83 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.08 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.42 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.81 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 44.18 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.59 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.06 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 45.48 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 45.89 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46.46 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 47.13 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.18 | 27.03 | 35.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.81 | 36.71 | 42.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.75 | 42.4 | 45.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.49 | 45.89 | 47.13 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kuwait?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Kuwait was 47.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 47.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.03 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Kuwait ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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