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Share of children who are overweight in Kuwait

Kuwait: Share of children who are overweight was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.1%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 2024
All-time low
7.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of children who are overweight in Kuwait, 2000–2024

02.557.5102000201220242000: 7.8 % of children aged 0-59 months2001: 7.9 % of children aged 0-59 months2002: 7.9 % of children aged 0-59 months2003: 8 % of children aged 0-59 months2004: 8.1 % of children aged 0-59 months2005: 8.2 % of children aged 0-59 months2006: 8.2 % of children aged 0-59 months2007: 8.3 % of children aged 0-59 months2008: 8.4 % of children aged 0-59 months2009: 8.5 % of children aged 0-59 months2010: 8.6 % of children aged 0-59 months2011: 8.7 % of children aged 0-59 months2012: 8.8 % of children aged 0-59 months2013: 8.9 % of children aged 0-59 months2014: 9 % of children aged 0-59 months2015: 9.1 % of children aged 0-59 months2016: 9.2 % of children aged 0-59 months2017: 9.3 % of children aged 0-59 months2018: 9.4 % of children aged 0-59 months2019: 9.5 % of children aged 0-59 months2020: 9.6 % of children aged 0-59 months2021: 9.7 % of children aged 0-59 months2022: 9.9 % of children aged 0-59 months2023: 10 % of children aged 0-59 months2024: 10.1 % of children aged 0-59 months

Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 10.1% for share of children who are overweight in 2024. 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, share of children who are overweight in Kuwait peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.

Kuwait ranks 33rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Kuwait?
Share of children who are overweight in Kuwait was 10.1% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
How does Kuwait rank for share of children who are overweight?
Kuwait ranks 33rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are 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 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight
Unit
% of children aged 0-59 months
Source
UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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