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. Measured in per pop u5.
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 120th out of 147 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.
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
- 117 Georgia 4.7% compare
- 118 Bahrain 4.6% compare
- 118 Serbia 4.6% compare
- 120 China (People’s Republic of) 4.5% compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 4.4% compare
- 123 North Macedonia 3.8% compare
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 120th out of 147 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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