Kuwait vs Kyrgyzstan: Children aged <5 years wasted for age
Kuwait
2.4%
in 2014
Kyrgyzstan
2.8%
in 2014
Kuwait rank
59th
Kyrgyzstan rank
56th
Children aged <5 years wasted for age over time
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 59th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 56th of 77 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children aged <5 years wasted for age, Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Kuwait as of 2014.
- What is the difference in children aged <5 years wasted for age between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.4%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
- How do Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Kuwait ranks 59th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 56th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.