How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Kuwait?

7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Kuwait: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Kenya

0.5%

in 2022

Kuwait

0.5%

in 2023

Kenya rank

61st

Kuwait rank

61st

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female over time

Kenya
Kuwait

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 61st and Kuwait ranks 61st of 84 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.0%	0.8%	1.1%	Kenya
2010s	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%	Kenya
2020s	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Kenya or Kuwait?: Kenya, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Kenya and Kuwait?: 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Kuwait?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Kenya ranks 61st and Kuwait ranks 61st of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 84 places, 738 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.