Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Jamaica
Jamaica: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 11,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 11,200 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
The figure is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Jamaica peaked at 20,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 122nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,000 | — |
| 2001 | 18,600 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 17,500 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 16,600 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 16,100 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 15,700 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 15,400 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 15,000 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 14,700 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 14,100 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 13,700 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 13,300 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 13,000 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12,700 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 12,500 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12,300 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12,100 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 11,800 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11,500 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 11,200 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 11,000 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,100 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11,200 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11,200 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 11,200 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 24% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 11,200 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 24% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,370 | 14,100 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,410 | 11,200 | 13,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,100 | 11,000 | 11,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Jamaica?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Jamaica was 11,200 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.