Jamaica vs Liberia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Jamaica
3.2%
in 2018
Liberia
3.4%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
62nd
Liberia rank
59th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted 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 malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Jamaica or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted 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 malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Jamaica ranks 62nd and Liberia ranks 59th 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.