Dominican Republic vs Kuwait: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Dominican Republic
- Kuwait
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 5.9% against 2.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.3 times Kuwait's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 80th of 83 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 4.0% | 4.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 1.3% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Dominican Republic or Kuwait?
- Dominican Republic, at 5.9% against 2.6% in Kuwait as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Dominican Republic and Kuwait?
- 3.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kuwait?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Dominican Republic and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 80th of 83 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 stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.