Jamaica vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Jamaica
3.2%
in 2018
Tanzania, United Republic of
3.1%
in 2022
Jamaica rank
62nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
64th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Jamaica
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
Jamaica ranks 62nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 64th of 99 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 7.3% | 3.8% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Jamaica or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Jamaica, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2018.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Jamaica and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Jamaica ranks 62nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 64th 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.