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

9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2010.

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.

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

Jamaica

1.1%

in 2018

Vietnam

1.2%

in 2010

Jamaica rank

44th

Vietnam rank

42nd

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

Jamaica
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 42nd of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.5%	2.4%	0.8%	Vietnam
2000s	1.0%	2.5%	1.4%	Vietnam
2010s	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Jamaica or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Jamaica as of 2010.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Jamaica and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vietnam?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2010.
How do Jamaica and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Jamaica ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 42nd 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.