Kuwait vs Saint Lucia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Kuwait
3.6%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
99th
Saint Lucia rank
102nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Kuwait
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Saint Lucia ranks 102nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.8% | 0.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Kuwait, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Kuwait and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saint Lucia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Saint Lucia ranks 102nd 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.