Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Kuwait
4.2%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
4.4%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
47th
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.4% against 4.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 86 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 3.7% 12.7% 9.0% Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.6% 4.4% 1.8% Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.8% 4.4% 2.6% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 4.4% against 4.2% in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, 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 wasting, weight for height, male?
Kuwait ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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

Prevalence of wasting, male, is the proportion of boys 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.