Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 77.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kuwait stood at 77.75. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kuwait peaked at 77.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.34, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 10th 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.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.34 | — |
| 1991 | 65.27 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 66.16 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 66.98 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 67.77 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 68.58 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 69.38 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 70.16 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 70.93 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 71.67 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 72.38 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 73.04 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 73.66 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74.21 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 74.71 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.13 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.48 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.79 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.06 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.31 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.53 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.72 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.88 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.03 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.17 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.29 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.42 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.52 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.59 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.65 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.68 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.75 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.12 | 64.34 | 71.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.68 | 72.38 | 76.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.18 | 76.53 | 77.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.71 | 77.68 | 77.75 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kuwait?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kuwait was 77.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 77.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.34 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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