Jamaica vs Turkey: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Jamaica
- Turkey
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 7.0% against 6.1% in Turkey, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Turkey ahead.
Jamaica ranks 76th and Turkey ranks 78th of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 22.0% | 8.3% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 13.3% | 5.6% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Jamaica or Turkey?
- Jamaica, at 7.0% against 6.1% in Turkey as of 2018.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Jamaica and Turkey?
- 0.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Jamaica ranks 76th and Turkey ranks 78th of 83 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 stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.