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

6 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.

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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Jamaica: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male

Bolivia

3.9%

in 2016

Jamaica

4.1%

in 2018

Bolivia rank

62nd

Jamaica rank

59th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time

Bolivia
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 4.1% against 3.9% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 59th of 83 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.4%	7.8%	2.6%	Bolivia
1990s	10.2%	6.2%	4.0%	Bolivia
2000s	4.9%	3.8%	1.1%	Bolivia
2010s	4.0%	3.8%	0.2%	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Bolivia or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 4.1% against 3.9% in Bolivia as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Bolivia and Jamaica?: 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Jamaica?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
How do Bolivia and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?: Bolivia ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 59th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.