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

6 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.

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

Bolivia vs Jamaica: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male

Bolivia

1.1%

in 2016

Jamaica

1.1%

in 2018

Bolivia rank

44th

Jamaica rank

44th

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

Bolivia
Jamaica

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Jamaica ahead.

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

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	Jamaica
1990s	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	Jamaica
2000s	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	Bolivia
2010s	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Bolivia or Jamaica?: Bolivia, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Jamaica as of 2016.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Bolivia and Jamaica?: 0.0%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Jamaica?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
How do Bolivia and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Bolivia 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the proportion of boys 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.