Guyana vs Jamaica: 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5

Guyana
5.7
in 2022
Jamaica
5.7
in 2022
Guyana rank
77th
Jamaica rank
77th

2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 over time

  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
02468200020112022

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 5.7 against 5.7 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 77th and Jamaica ranks 77th of 160 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 5.51 6.88 1.37 Jamaica
2010s 6.22 6.63 0.41 Jamaica
2020s 5.83 5.83 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5, Guyana or Jamaica?
Guyana, at 5.7 against 5.7 in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 between Guyana and Jamaica?
0, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5?
Guyana ranks 77th and Jamaica ranks 77th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guyana vs Jamaica: 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/2-2-2a-prevalence-of-overweight-among-children-under-5-percent/guyana/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/2-2-2a-prevalence-of-overweight-among-children-under-5-percent/guyana/jamaica/">Guyana vs Jamaica: 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
160 places, 3,680 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed