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

16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.

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 Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Jamaica

5.7%

in 2018

Venezuela

6.4%

in 2009

Jamaica rank

37th

Venezuela rank

35th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Jamaica
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 6.4% against 5.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Venezuela ahead.

Jamaica ranks 37th and Venezuela ranks 35th of 93 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.7%	4.8%	0.2%	Venezuela
2000s	7.4%	5.7%	1.7%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Jamaica or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 6.4% against 5.7% in Jamaica as of 2009.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Jamaica and Venezuela?: 0.7%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Venezuela?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.
How do Jamaica and Venezuela rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Jamaica ranks 37th and Venezuela ranks 35th 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.