Kuwait vs Kyrgyzstan: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Kuwait
2.8%
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
2.9%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
79th
Kyrgyzstan rank
76th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 79th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 76th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.1%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Kuwait ranks 79th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 76th of 96 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 (% 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 children is the percentage of children 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.