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

Azerbaijan, at 3.5% against 3.5% in Kuwait as of 2023.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1996 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Kuwait: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Azerbaijan

3.5%

in 2023

Kuwait

3.5%

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

56th

Kuwait rank

56th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Azerbaijan
Kuwait

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 3.5% against 3.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 56th and Kuwait ranks 56th of 99 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%	Azerbaijan
2000s	5.0%	2.5%	2.5%	Azerbaijan
2010s	4.9%	2.2%	2.7%	Azerbaijan
2020s	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Azerbaijan or Kuwait?: Azerbaijan, at 3.5% against 3.5% in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Azerbaijan and Kuwait?: 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kuwait?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Azerbaijan ranks 56th and Kuwait ranks 56th of 99 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 (% 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 (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children 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.