Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 4.5% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kuwait peaked at 5.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 4.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.1%, 45% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kuwait?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Kuwait was 4.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Kuwait ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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