Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 21.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.23
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.6
in 2009
All-time low
10.98
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Kuwait stood at 21.23.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Kuwait peaked at 21.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.98, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.98 | — |
| 1991 | 11.91 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 12.73 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 13.44 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 13.93 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 14.51 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 15.37 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 16.3 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 17.17 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 17.97 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 18.67 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 19.27 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 19.78 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.21 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.6 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.96 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 21.26 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.48 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 21.59 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.53 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.42 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.31 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.21 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.17 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.18 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.15 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.12 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.09 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.05 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.11 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.23 | +0.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 21.23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.55, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 21.23 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.42, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.43 | 10.98 | 17.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.54 | 18.67 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.23 | 21.09 | 21.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.13 | 21.05 | 21.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 15 Brunei 22.11 compare
- 16 Belize 21.8 compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
- 19 United States 20.6 compare
- 20 Micronesia (country) 20.48 compare
- 21 Egypt 20.42 compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Kuwait?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Kuwait was 21.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.98 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Kuwait ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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