Prevalence of overweight, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of overweight, male was 78.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in Kuwait stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Kuwait peaked at 78.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 7th out of 196 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 overweight, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.2% | — |
| 1991 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 78.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 78.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.8%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 60.2% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 69.7% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 75.3% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.1% | 78.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Kuwait?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Kuwait was 78.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.