Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Egypt or Jamaica?

Egypt, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Jamaica as of 2021.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2014.

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

Egypt vs Jamaica: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Egypt

3.5%

in 2021

Jamaica

3.3%

in 2018

Egypt rank

53rd

Jamaica rank

54th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Egypt
Jamaica

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.

Egypt ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 54th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.1%	4.7%	0.4%	Egypt
2000s	8.8%	2.3%	6.5%	Egypt
2010s	9.4%	3.5%	5.9%	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Egypt or Jamaica?: Egypt, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Egypt and Jamaica?: 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2014.
How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Egypt ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 54th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the proportion of boys 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.