Kuwait vs Mozambique: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Kuwait
3.6%
in 2024
Mozambique
3.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
99th
Mozambique rank
98th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Kuwait
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Mozambique ranks 98th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Kuwait or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 3.6% against 3.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Kuwait and Mozambique?
- 0.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mozambique rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Mozambique ranks 98th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.