Children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait
Kuwait: Children moderately or severely overweight was 26.7 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait stood at 26.7 num th.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait peaked at 28.7 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.9 num th, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.33 num th | 15.9 num th | 21.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.83 num th | 22.4 num th | 28.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.66 num th | 26.5 num th | 26.9 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Kuwait was 26.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 num th in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Kuwait ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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