Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Kuwait
Kuwait: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates was 10.08 in 2024. β² Rising
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Kuwait, 2000β2024
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.
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 |
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- 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)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (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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