Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait stood at 10.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 39th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 10.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 10.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait was 10.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Kuwait ranks 39th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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