What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Jamaica and Russian Federation?

0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.

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.

Jamaica vs Russian Federation: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted

Jamaica

3.2%

in 2018

Russian Federation

3.3%

in 2005

Jamaica rank

62nd

Russian Federation rank

60th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time

Jamaica
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 62nd and Russian Federation ranks 60th of 99 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.3%	3.9%	0.6%	Russian Federation
2000s	3.3%	4.0%	0.7%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Jamaica or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Jamaica as of 2005.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Jamaica and Russian Federation?: 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Russian Federation?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Jamaica and Russian Federation rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?: Jamaica ranks 62nd and Russian Federation ranks 60th 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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Indicator: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 99 places, 962 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.