Algeria vs Kuwait: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Algeria
2.7%
in 2019
Kuwait
2.8%
in 2023
Algeria rank
80th
Kuwait rank
79th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Algeria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
Algeria ranks 80th and Kuwait ranks 79th of 96 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 2.5% | 4.8% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Algeria or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Algeria and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How do Algeria and Kuwait rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Algeria ranks 80th and Kuwait ranks 79th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.