Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 0.76 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.76
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.16
in 1990
All-time low
0.75
in 2021
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Kuwait stood at 0.76.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Kuwait peaked at 3.16 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.16 | — |
| 1991 | 3.05 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.98 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.96 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.79 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.66 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.6 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.54 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.46 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.36 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.24 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.11 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.96 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.85 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.77 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.62 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.45 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.22 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.98 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.93 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.86 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.84 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.79 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.75 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.76 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 | 2.54 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 | 1.53 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 0.84 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7667 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Kuwait?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Kuwait was 0.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Kuwait ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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