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

5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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

Jordan vs Kuwait: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Jordan

2.5%

in 2023

Kuwait

2.7%

in 2023

Jordan rank

60th

Kuwait rank

57th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Jordan
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Jordan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 57th of 86 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	Kuwait
2010s	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	Kuwait
2020s	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Jordan or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Jordan and Kuwait?: 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kuwait?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Jordan ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 57th of 86 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% 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: 86 places, 749 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.