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

Kuwait
11,800
in 2024
Vanuatu
13,700
in 2024
Kuwait rank
121st
Vanuatu rank
118th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Kuwait
  • Vanuatu
05.0k10.0k15.0k200020122024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 13,700 against 11,800 in Kuwait, a difference of 1,900.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

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

Kuwait ranks 121st and Vanuatu ranks 118th 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
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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.