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

Liberia, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Jamaica as of 2019.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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.

Jamaica vs Liberia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Jamaica

3.2%

in 2018

Liberia

3.4%

in 2019

Jamaica rank

62nd

Liberia rank

59th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Jamaica
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 62nd and Liberia ranks 59th of 99 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%	6.5%	3.8%	Liberia
2010s	4.0%	4.2%	0.1%	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Jamaica or Liberia?: Liberia, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Jamaica and Liberia?: 0.2%, 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?: Jamaica ranks 62nd and Liberia ranks 59th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.