Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Algeria or Jamaica?

Algeria, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica as of 2019.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.

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

Algeria vs Jamaica: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Algeria

2.7%

in 2019

Jamaica

2.5%

in 2018

Algeria rank

80th

Jamaica rank

83rd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Algeria
Jamaica

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 80th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.2%	5.2%	5.0%	Algeria
2000s	6.6%	3.8%	2.8%	Algeria
2010s	3.0%	2.7%	0.3%	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Algeria or Jamaica?: Algeria, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Algeria and Jamaica?: 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Jamaica?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
How do Algeria and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Algeria ranks 80th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 96 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 (% 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 (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children 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.