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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
77 places, 594 data points, 1966–2015
Last refreshed