Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Kuwait
Kuwait: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers was 26.69 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
26.69
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 18 countries
All-time high
28.68
in 2015
All-time low
15.87
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Kuwait, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Kuwait is 26.69, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Kuwait peaked at 28.68 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.87, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.35 | 15.87 | 21.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.81 | 22.4 | 28.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.67 | 26.48 | 26.88 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.7164 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.6107 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 13 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Kuwait?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in Kuwait was 26.69 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 28.68 in 2015.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.87 in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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