Jamaica vs Malaysia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Jamaica
5.1%
in 2024
Malaysia
5.3%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
90th
Malaysia rank
88th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 88th of 162 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 | 6.9% | 5.8% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Jamaica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Jamaica ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 88th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.