Jamaica vs Malaysia: Low birth weight prevalence

Jamaica
13.7%
in 2020
Malaysia
13.8%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
42nd
Malaysia rank
41st

Low birth weight prevalence over time

  • Jamaica
  • Malaysia
051015200020102020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.8% against 13.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 14.7% 12.4% 2.3% Jamaica
2010s 14.2% 13.2% 0.9% Jamaica
2020s 13.7% 13.8% 0.1% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low birth weight prevalence, Jamaica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 13.8% against 13.7% in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in low birth weight prevalence between Jamaica and Malaysia?
0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for low birth weight prevalence?
Jamaica ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Low birth weight prevalence (%). 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

Jamaica vs Malaysia: Low birth weight prevalence. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/low-birth-weight-prevalence-percent/jamaica/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/low-birth-weight-prevalence-percent/jamaica/malaysia/">Jamaica vs Malaysia: Low birth weight prevalence</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
208 places, 4,368 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed