Egypt vs Jamaica: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Egypt
3.3%
in 2021
Jamaica
3.2%
in 2018
Egypt rank
60th
Jamaica rank
62nd
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted 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 malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted 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 malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Egypt ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 62nd of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.