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

Kuwait
0.5%
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.5%
in 2012
Kuwait rank
61st
Nicaragua rank
61st

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

  • Kuwait
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nicaragua ahead.

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

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% Kuwait
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Kuwait or Nicaragua?
Kuwait, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Kuwait and Nicaragua?
0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nicaragua?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do Kuwait and Nicaragua rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?
Kuwait ranks 61st and Nicaragua 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

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.