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

Mozambique, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Kuwait as of 2022.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2001 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Mozambique: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Kuwait

3.5%

in 2023

Mozambique

3.8%

in 2022

Kuwait rank

56th

Mozambique rank

53rd

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Kuwait
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.

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

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

Kuwait ranks 56th and Mozambique ranks 53rd of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.3%	5.9%	3.6%	Mozambique
2010s	2.4%	5.2%	2.9%	Mozambique
2020s	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Kuwait or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Kuwait and Mozambique?: 0.3%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mozambique?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Mozambique rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Kuwait ranks 56th and Mozambique ranks 53rd 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.