Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Kuwait
Kuwait: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 11,800 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kuwait stood at 11,800.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kuwait peaked at 15,700 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,600, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 121st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,600 | — |
| 2001 | 7,700 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7,800 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8,000 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8,100 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8,500 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 9,400 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 10,400 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 11,400 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 12,100 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 12,700 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 13,400 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 14,100 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 14,800 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 15,500 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 15,700 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15,300 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 14,900 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 14,300 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 13,600 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 12,600 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 12,100 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 12,100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,900 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 11,800 | -0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 11,800 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 11,800 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 13% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,100 | 7,600 | 12,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,430 | 12,700 | 15,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,100 | 11,800 | 12,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kuwait?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Kuwait was 11,800 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15,700 in 2015.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,600 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Kuwait ranks 121st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.