Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Kuwait
Kuwait: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates was 10.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.08
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 18 countries
All-time high
10.08
in 2024
All-time low
7.77
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Kuwait is 10.08, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Kuwait peaked at 10.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.77, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.77 | — |
| 2001 | 7.85 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.94 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.01 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.09 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.16 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.24 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.32 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.41 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.49 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.59 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.68 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.78 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.88 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.98 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.08 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.18 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.29 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.4 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.51 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.63 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.75 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.86 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 9.97 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 10.08 | +1.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 10.08 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.76, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.13 | 7.77 | 8.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 | 8.59 | 9.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.86 | 9.63 | 10.08 | 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 in Kuwait?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Kuwait was 10.08 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.77 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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