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

7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

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.

Jamaica vs Uganda: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Jamaica

3.1%

in 2018

Uganda

2.7%

in 2022

Jamaica rank

54th

Uganda rank

57th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Jamaica
Uganda

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.1% against 2.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 57th of 86 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.7%	5.1%	0.6%	Jamaica
2000s	3.3%	4.3%	1.0%	Uganda
2010s	3.1%	3.4%	0.3%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Jamaica or Uganda?: Jamaica, at 3.1% against 2.7% in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Jamaica and Uganda?: 0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uganda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Jamaica ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 57th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female (% 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: 86 places, 749 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.