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

7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

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 Zimbabwe: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Kuwait

2.7%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

2.8%

in 2019

Kuwait rank

57th

Zimbabwe rank

56th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Kuwait
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Kuwait ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th of 86 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.6%	4.4%	1.8%	Zimbabwe
2010s	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Kuwait or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Kuwait and Zimbabwe?: 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zimbabwe?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Kuwait ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th 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.