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

5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.

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 underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Kuwait: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male

Dominican Republic

3.3%

in 2019

Kuwait

3.8%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

67th

Kuwait rank

64th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time

Dominican Republic
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 3.8% against 3.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Kuwait ranks 64th 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	4.2%	2.7%	1.5%	Dominican Republic
2010s	3.6%	3.0%	0.6%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Dominican Republic or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 3.8% against 3.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Dominican Republic and Kuwait?: 0.5%, with Kuwait 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 underweight, weight for age, male?: Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Kuwait ranks 64th 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 underweight, weight for age, male (% 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 underweight, weight for age, male (% 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: 83 places, 735 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.