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

7 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.

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 Palestine: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female

Jamaica

1.0%

in 2018

Palestine

1.6%

in 2020

Jamaica rank

80th

Palestine rank

77th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time

Jamaica
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 1.6% against 1.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.6 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 80th and Palestine ranks 77th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.6%	2.4%	2.2%	Jamaica
2000s	3.6%	2.6%	1.0%	Jamaica
2010s	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Jamaica or Palestine?: Palestine, at 1.6% against 1.0% in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between Jamaica and Palestine?: 0.6%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
How do Jamaica and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?: Jamaica ranks 80th and Palestine ranks 77th 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.