Egypt vs Jamaica: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Egypt
3.3%
in 2021
Jamaica
3.2%
in 2018
Egypt rank
60th
Jamaica rank
62nd
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Egypt ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 62nd of 99 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 | 5.6% | 3.6% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 2.5% | 5.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 3.6% | 5.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Egypt ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 62nd of 99 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 (% 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 is the proportion of children 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.