Kuwait vs Uruguay: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Kuwait
11,800
in 2024
Uruguay
11,100
in 2024
Kuwait rank
121st
Uruguay rank
123rd

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Kuwait
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 11,800 against 11,100 in Uruguay, a difference of 700.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Kuwait ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.