Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard

Kuwait
3.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
99th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
01234198020022024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 4.1% 3.2% 0.9% Kuwait
1990s 3.6% 3.2% 0.3% Kuwait
2000s 3.2% 3.1% 0.0% Kuwait
2010s 3.2% 3.2% 0.0% Kuwait
2020s 3.4% 3.5% 0.0% Papua New Guinea

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 Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
Kuwait ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed