Adult obesity in Kuwait
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults were obese in 2024.
Kuwait, 2024
40.4%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
Position in 2024
19th of 196
Adult obesity in Kuwait over time
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Kuwait
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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.4% |
| 2023 | 40.5% |
| 2022 | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 40.5% |
| 2020 | 40.3% |
| 2019 | 40.3% |
| 2018 | 40.4% |
| 2017 | 40.6% |
| 2016 | 40.7% |
| 2015 | 40.8% |
| 2014 | 40.8% |
| 2013 | 40.7% |
| 2012 | 40.6% |
| 2011 | 40.5% |
| 2010 | 40.3% |
| 2009 | 40.0% |
| 2008 | 39.7% |
| 2007 | 39.3% |
| 2006 | 39.0% |
| 2005 | 38.5% |
| 2004 | 38.0% |
| 2003 | 37.5% |
| 2002 | 36.9% |
| 2001 | 36.2% |
| 2000 | 35.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 40.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 40.8%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 19th highest value.
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Physical inactivity
63.1%
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
80.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
69.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
84
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.09 litres
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