Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Kuwait

Overweight in adults in Kuwait in 2024 — 77.1%. Ranked 190 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 22.6 pp.

2024 77.1% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 190of 199
Period maximum 77.3%2022
Period minimum 54.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Kuwait, 1980–20245060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 54.4%1981: 55.4%1982: 56.4%1983: 57.4%1984: 58.4%1985: 59.4%1986: 60.4%1987: 61.3%1988: 62.3%1989: 63.3%1990: 64.2%1991: 65.1%1992: 66%1993: 66.9%1994: 67.7%1995: 68.5%1996: 69.3%1997: 70.1%1998: 70.9%1999: 71.7%2000: 72.4%2001: 73.1%2002: 73.7%2003: 74.2%2004: 74.7%2005: 75.2%2006: 75.5%2007: 75.8%2008: 76.1%2009: 76.3%2010: 76.6%2011: 76.8%2012: 76.9%2013: 77%2014: 77.1%2015: 77.2%2016: 77.3%2017: 77.3%2018: 77.2%2019: 77.2%2020: 77.1%2021: 77.2%2022: 77.3%2023: 77.2%2024: 77.1%
Change over the period: +22.6 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 77.1%
World computed 43.7%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77.1 −0.1 pp
2023 77.2 −0.1 pp
2022 77.3 +0.1 pp
2021 77.2 +0.1 pp
2020 77.1 −0.1 pp
2019 77.2 −0.1 pp
2018 77.2 −0 pp
2017 77.3 −0 pp
2016 77.3 +0.1 pp
2015 77.2 +0.1 pp
2014 77.1 +0.1 pp
2013 77 +0.1 pp
2012 76.9 +0.2 pp
2011 76.8 +0.2 pp
2010 76.6 +0.2 pp
2009 76.3 +0.2 pp
2008 76.1 +0.3 pp
2007 75.8 +0.3 pp
2006 75.5 +0.4 pp
2005 75.2 +0.4 pp
2004 74.7 +0.5 pp
2003 74.2 +0.6 pp
2002 73.7 +0.6 pp
2001 73.1 +0.7 pp
2000 72.4 +0.7 pp
1999 71.7 +0.8 pp
1998 70.9 +0.8 pp
1997 70.1 +0.8 pp
1996 69.3 +0.8 pp
1995 68.5 +0.8 pp
1994 67.7 +0.8 pp
1993 66.9 +0.8 pp
1992 66 +0.9 pp
1991 65.1 +0.9 pp
1990 64.2 +0.9 pp
1989 63.3 +1 pp
1988 62.3 +1 pp
1987 61.3 +1 pp
1986 60.4 +1 pp
1985 59.4 +1 pp
1984 58.4 +1 pp
1983 57.4 +1 pp
1982 56.4 +1 pp
1981 55.4 +1 pp
1980 54.4

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.