Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 3.5 in 2023. β² Rising
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Kuwait, 1996β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 3.5 for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Kuwait peaked at 3.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 1996.
Kuwait ranks 56th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.69 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 1.7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 53 Mozambique 3.8 compare
- 54 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 3.6 compare
- 54 South Africa 3.6 compare
- 56 Azerbaijan, Republic of 3.5 compare
- 56 Romania 3.5 compare
- 59 Liberia 3.4 compare
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 share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Kuwait?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Kuwait was 3.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Kuwait ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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