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. ▲ 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
2000–2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Kuwait, 2000–2024
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.
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.92 | — |
| 2001 | 16.05 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.1 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 16.05 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.87 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.19 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.34 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 18.73 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 20.05 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 21.22 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 22.4 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 23.66 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 25.06 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 26.56 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 28.05 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 28.68 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.57 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.59 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.53 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.02 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 26.88 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 26.48 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.75 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 26.54 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.69 | +0.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 26.69 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 122.34, 22% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- 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)
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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