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

7 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

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

Kuwait

2.7%

in 2023

Kyrgyzstan

3.1%

in 2023

Kuwait rank

57th

Kyrgyzstan rank

54th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 3.1% against 2.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 57th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 54th of 86 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.8%	1.9%	0.9%	Kuwait
2010s	2.2%	2.6%	0.4%	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	3.2%	2.1%	1.1%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?: Kyrgyzstan, at 3.1% against 2.7% in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?: 0.4%, 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 wasting, weight for height, female?: Kuwait ranks 57th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 54th 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.