Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Kuwait

Kuwait: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.8625 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8625
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
51st
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2004
All-time low
0.3211
in 2009
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Kuwait, 2001–2023

0.40.60.812001201220232001: 0.3652002: 0.4692003: 0.652004: 1.12005: 12006: 0.692007: 0.7592008: 0.5632009: 0.3212010: 0.5932011: 0.4322012: 0.5982013: 0.6142014: 0.6372015: 0.6882016: 0.5162017: 0.7052018: 0.8522019: 0.6942020: 0.712021: 0.8382022: 0.7122023: 0.863

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kuwait is 0.8625, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kuwait peaked at 1.07 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3211, in 2009.

That places Kuwait 51st out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6548 0.3211 1.07 9
2010s 0.6329 0.4319 0.8516 10
2020s 0.7806 0.71 0.8625 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 48 Mongolia 0.9 compare
  2. 48 Myanmar 0.9 compare
  3. 50 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.8988 compare
  4. 52 Burkina Faso 0.8617 compare
  5. 53 Nepal 0.8096 compare
  6. 54 Sri Lanka 0.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kuwait?
Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kuwait was 0.8625 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2004.
What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3211 in 2009.
How does Kuwait rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
Kuwait ranks 51st out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
140 places, 2,174 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed