Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kuwait
Kuwait: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 2.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kuwait, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kuwait is 2.8, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kuwait peaked at 3.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1996.
Kuwait ranks 79th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.79 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 76 Costa Rica 2.9 compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.9 compare
- 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.9 compare
- 80 Algeria 2.7 compare
- 80 Peru 2.7 compare
- 82 Armenia 2.6 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Kuwait
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.52 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 14,957 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 1.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.188 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.88 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kuwait?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Kuwait was 2.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Kuwait ranks 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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