Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kuwait is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kuwait peaked at 5.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 134th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 4.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 131 Georgia 4.7% compare
- 132 Bahrain 4.6% compare
- 132 Serbia 4.6% compare
- 134 China 4.5% compare
- 136 Kazakhstan 4.4% compare
- 137 Republic of Moldova 4.2% compare
- 137 United States of America 4.2% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kuwait?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Kuwait was 4.5% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Kuwait ranks 134th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.