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

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 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 underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Uruguay: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female

Jamaica

1.0%

in 2018

Uruguay

1.3%

in 2018

Jamaica rank

80th

Uruguay rank

79th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time

Jamaica
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Uruguay ahead.

Jamaica ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.7%	3.9%	1.2%	Uruguay
2000s	2.1%	4.4%	2.3%	Uruguay
2010s	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Jamaica or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between Jamaica and Uruguay?: 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?: Jamaica ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 79th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% 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: 83 places, 735 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.