Guyana vs Jamaica: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Guyana
4.6%
in 2024
Jamaica
4.7%
in 2024
Guyana rank
92nd
Jamaica rank
90th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
0246200020122024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 4.7% against 4.6% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Guyana ranks 92nd and Jamaica ranks 90th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 6.4% 1.4% Jamaica
2010s 5.9% 6.2% 0.3% Jamaica
2020s 5.1% 5.1% 0.0% Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Guyana or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Guyana and Jamaica?
0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Guyana ranks 92nd and Jamaica ranks 90th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.