Jamaica vs United States: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female
Jamaica
1.0%
in 2018
United States
0.3%
in 2018
Jamaica rank
80th
United States rank
82nd
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time
- Jamaica
- United States
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.0% against 0.3% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.3 times United States's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 80th and United States ranks 82nd of 83 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.1% | 2.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Jamaica or United States?
- Jamaica, at 1.0% against 0.3% in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between Jamaica and United States?
- 0.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and United States rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?
- Jamaica ranks 80th and United States ranks 82nd 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 underweight, weight for age, female (% 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 underweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.