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

Jamaica, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania as of 2018.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1991 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Tanzania: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Jamaica

3.2%

in 2018

Tanzania

3.1%

in 2022

Jamaica rank

62nd

Tanzania rank

64th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Jamaica
Tanzania

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania ahead.

Jamaica ranks 62nd and Tanzania ranks 64th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.5%	7.3%	3.8%	Tanzania
2000s	4.5%	3.5%	1.0%	Jamaica
2010s	3.9%	4.1%	0.2%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Jamaica or Tanzania?: Jamaica, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Jamaica and Tanzania?: 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tanzania?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Jamaica ranks 62nd and Tanzania ranks 64th 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.