Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Kuwait or Uganda?

Kuwait, at 4.2% against 3.8% in Uganda as of 2023.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.

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.

Kuwait vs Uganda: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Kuwait

4.2%

in 2023

Uganda

3.8%

in 2022

Kuwait rank

47th

Uganda rank

50th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Kuwait
Uganda

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 4.2% against 3.8% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uganda ahead.

Kuwait ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 50th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.0%	6.5%	4.5%	Uganda
2010s	2.6%	4.2%	1.7%	Uganda
2020s	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Kuwait or Uganda?: Kuwait, at 4.2% against 3.8% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Kuwait and Uganda?: 0.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Kuwait ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 50th 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: 17 September 2026

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.