Jamaica vs Romania: Children aged <5 years wasted for age
Jamaica
3.0%
in 2012
Romania
3.5%
in 2002
Jamaica rank
54th
Romania rank
51st
Children aged <5 years wasted for age over time
- Jamaica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.5% against 3.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 54th and Romania ranks 51st of 77 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.9% | 1.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children aged <5 years wasted for age, Jamaica or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Jamaica as of 2002.
- What is the difference in children aged <5 years wasted for age between Jamaica and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2002.
- How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Jamaica ranks 54th and Romania ranks 51st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.