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

5 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

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

Jamaica

3.3%

in 2018

Zimbabwe

3.0%

in 2019

Jamaica rank

54th

Zimbabwe rank

56th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Jamaica
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.3% against 3.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Jamaica ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.2%	7.4%	4.2%	Zimbabwe
2010s	4.1%	3.5%	0.5%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Jamaica or Zimbabwe?: Jamaica, at 3.3% against 3.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Jamaica and Zimbabwe?: 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2014.
How do Jamaica and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Jamaica ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th 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.