Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 3.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Kuwait, 2001–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 3.8% for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Kuwait peaked at 7.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
Kuwait ranks 80th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.4% | — |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +53.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -36.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 77 Azerbaijan 6.9% compare
- 78 Türkiye 6.1% compare
- 79 Uzbekistan 6.0% compare
- 81 United States of America 2.8% compare
- 82 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.8% compare
- 83 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,312 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Kuwait?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Kuwait was 3.8% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Kuwait ranks 80th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.