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

Kuwait, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Liberia as of 2023.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2007 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Liberia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Kuwait

3.5%

in 2023

Liberia

3.4%

in 2019

Kuwait rank

56th

Liberia rank

59th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Kuwait
Liberia

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Liberia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 56th and Liberia ranks 59th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.9%	6.1%	3.2%	Liberia
2010s	2.3%	4.3%	2.0%	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Kuwait or Liberia?: Kuwait, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Kuwait and Liberia?: 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Kuwait ranks 56th and Liberia ranks 59th 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.