Kuwait · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
2.8%2023
Publisher note: Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2023. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 24 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 1996 | 1.5 | Not reported | Not reported | Kuwait national nutritional surveillance system. Nutrition unit, Ministry of Health. Al Shaab, Kuwait, 1998 Converted estimate |
| Kuwait | 2001 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2001. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2002 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2002. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2003 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2003. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2004 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2004. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2005 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2005. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2006 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2006. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2007 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2007. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2008 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2008. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2009 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2009. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2010 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2010. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration, 2013 |
| Kuwait | 2011 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2011. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration, 2013 |
| Kuwait | 2012 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2012. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration, 2013 |
| Kuwait | 2013 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.3 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2013. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration, 2015 |
| Kuwait | 2014 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2014. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration, 2015 |
| Kuwait | 2015 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4 | The Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2015 Annual Report. Kuwait City. Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2016 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2016. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2017 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.3 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2017. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration |
| Kuwait | 2018 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2018. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP |
| Kuwait | 2019 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2019. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP |
| Kuwait | 2020 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2020. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP |
| Kuwait | 2021 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2021. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration, Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP |
| Kuwait | 2022 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2022. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP |
| Kuwait | 2023 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2023. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.