Kuwait vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Kuwait
3.12
in 2022
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries
3.54
in 2022
Kuwait rank
120th
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries rank
119th

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

  • Kuwait
  • (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries
01234199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries currently reports 3.54 against 3.12 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.42.

That makes (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 120th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries ranks 119th of 193 countries.

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries Difference Ahead
2000s 3.33 3.9 0.5709 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries
2010s 3.19 3.6 0.4129 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries
2020s 3.11 3.54 0.4296 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries

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 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries?
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries, at 3.54 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 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries?
0.42, with (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Kuwait ranks 120th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Non-conflict middle income countries ranks 119th 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
Last refreshed