Egypt vs Kuwait: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male
Egypt
3.6%
in 2021
Kuwait
3.8%
in 2023
Egypt rank
66th
Kuwait rank
64th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 66th and Kuwait ranks 64th of 83 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 2.8% | 5.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?
- Egypt ranks 66th 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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About this data
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.