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

7 years are reported by both, from 1995 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Uganda: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Jamaica

1.0%

in 2018

Uganda

1.0%

in 2022

Jamaica rank

43rd

Uganda rank

43rd

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Jamaica
Uganda

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Uganda ahead.

Jamaica ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 43rd of 85 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.8%	2.0%	1.2%	Uganda
2000s	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	Uganda
2010s	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Jamaica or Uganda?: Jamaica, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Jamaica and Uganda?: 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uganda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Jamaica ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 43rd of 85 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 (% 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 (% 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: 99 places, 1,131 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting is the proportion of children 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.