Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Jamaica or Rwanda?

Jamaica, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Rwanda as of 2018.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Rwanda: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Jamaica

5.7%

in 2018

Rwanda

5.6%

in 2020

Jamaica rank

37th

Rwanda rank

39th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Jamaica
Rwanda

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Rwanda ahead.

Jamaica ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 93 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.1%	4.0%	0.9%	Rwanda
2000s	7.3%	7.1%	0.2%	Jamaica
2010s	5.9%	5.1%	0.8%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Jamaica or Rwanda?: Jamaica, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Jamaica and Rwanda?: 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Rwanda?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Jamaica ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 93 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 (% 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 (% 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: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.