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

Jamaica, at 2.5% against 2.4% in China as of 2018.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.

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.

China vs Jamaica: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

China

2.4%

in 2013

Jamaica

2.5%

in 2018

China rank

85th

Jamaica rank

83rd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

China
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in China, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.

China ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.6%	4.8%	5.8%	China
2000s	6.0%	3.0%	3.0%	China
2010s	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, China or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 2.5% against 2.4% in China as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between China and Jamaica?: 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.
How do China and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: China ranks 85th 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.