Kuwait vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns

Kuwait
14.37
in 2020
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
14.88
in 2020
Kuwait rank
39th
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion rank
36th

Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns over time

  • Kuwait
  • (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
051015200020102020

How they compare

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion currently reports 14.88 against 14.37 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.51.

Across all 21 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 39th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion ranks 36th of 157 countries.

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion Difference Ahead
2000s 10.92 14.03 3.11 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
2010s 13.04 14.67 1.63 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
2020s 14.37 14.88 0.5156 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns, Kuwait or (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion, at 14.88 against 14.37 in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns between Kuwait and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
0.51, with (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion rank globally for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
Kuwait ranks 39th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion ranks 36th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kuwait vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/kuwait/sdgrc-escwa-mashreq-subregion/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/kuwait/sdgrc-escwa-mashreq-subregion/">Kuwait vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
313 places, 6,573 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed