Kuwait vs Mozambique: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Kuwait
3.5%
in 2023
Mozambique
3.8%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
56th
Mozambique rank
53rd
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Kuwait
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 56th and Mozambique ranks 53rd of 99 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 5.9% | 3.6% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 5.2% | 2.9% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Kuwait or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Kuwait and Mozambique?
- 0.3%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mozambique?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Mozambique rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Kuwait ranks 56th and Mozambique ranks 53rd of 99 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 wasted. 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 that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.