Kuwait vs Malawi: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Kuwait
3.12
in 2022
Malawi
3.2
in 2022
Kuwait rank
120th
Malawi rank
117th

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time

  • Kuwait
  • Malawi
0246199020062022

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.2 against 3.12 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.08.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 117th of 193 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 3.75 5.01 1.26 Malawi
2000s 3.33 3.83 0.496 Malawi
2010s 3.19 3.24 0.051 Malawi
2020s 3.11 3.19 0.0833 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Kuwait or Malawi?
Malawi, at 3.2 against 3.12 in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Kuwait and Malawi?
0.08, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malawi?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Malawi rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Kuwait ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 117th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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