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

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Jamaica: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Gambia

0.8%

in 2020

Jamaica

0.8%

in 2018

Gambia rank

44th

Jamaica rank

44th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female over time

Gambia
Jamaica

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 44th of 84 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.8%	1.1%	0.7%	Gambia
2010s	1.3%	1.0%	0.3%	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Gambia or Jamaica?: Gambia, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Gambia and Jamaica?: 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Gambia ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 44th of 84 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 severe wasting, 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 severe wasting, 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: 84 places, 738 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.