How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?

6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

China

5.6%

in 2010

Jamaica

5.4%

in 2018

China rank

30th

Jamaica rank

31st

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

China
Jamaica

How they compare

China currently reports 5.6% against 5.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.

China ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.5%	3.8%	4.7%	China
2000s	5.5%	6.6%	1.1%	Jamaica
2010s	5.6%	4.8%	0.8%	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, China or Jamaica?: China, at 5.6% against 5.4% in Jamaica as of 2010.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between China and Jamaica?: 0.2%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.
How do China and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: China ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.