Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male
Kuwait
3.8%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
4.0%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
64th
Saudi Arabia rank
61st
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 61st of 83 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 6.1% | 3.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.2% | 1.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 4.0% | 2.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 4.0% against 3.8% in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?
- Kuwait ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 61st 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.