Jamaica vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Jamaica
5.9%
in 2018
United Kingdom
6.3%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
34th
United Kingdom rank
32nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Jamaica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 6.3% against 5.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 85 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 6.9% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Jamaica or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 6.3% against 5.9% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Jamaica and United Kingdom?
- 0.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United Kingdom?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Jamaica ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.