Jamaica vs Palestine: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Jamaica
2.5%
in 2018
Palestine
2.1%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
83rd
Palestine rank
86th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Jamaica
- Palestine
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.5% against 2.1% in Palestine, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 83rd and Palestine ranks 86th of 96 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 2.5% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Jamaica or Palestine?
- Jamaica, at 2.5% against 2.1% in Palestine as of 2018.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Jamaica and Palestine?
- 0.4%, with Jamaica 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?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd and Palestine ranks 86th 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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About this data
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.