Kuwait vs Venezuela, RB: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight

Kuwait
2.8%
in 2023
Venezuela, RB
2.9%
in 2009
Kuwait rank
79th
Venezuela, RB rank
76th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time

  • Kuwait
  • Venezuela, RB
246198420032023

How they compare

Venezuela, RB currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Venezuela, RB has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 79th and Venezuela, RB ranks 76th of 96 countries.

Venezuela, RB has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Venezuela, RB Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 4.4% 2.9% Venezuela, RB
2000s 2.4% 3.9% 1.5% Venezuela, RB

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Kuwait or Venezuela, RB?
Venezuela, RB, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Kuwait as of 2009.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Kuwait and Venezuela, RB?
0.1%, with Venezuela, RB ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Venezuela, RB?
10 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2009.
How do Kuwait and Venezuela, RB rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
Kuwait ranks 79th and Venezuela, RB ranks 76th 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

Indicator
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 957 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

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.