Jamaica vs Liberia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female
Jamaica
3.1%
in 2018
Liberia
3.2%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
54th
Liberia rank
51st
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time
- Jamaica
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 54th and Liberia ranks 51st of 86 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 5.6% | 3.0% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Jamaica or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Jamaica and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Liberia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Jamaica and Liberia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?
- Jamaica ranks 54th and Liberia ranks 51st of 86 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% 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 wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.