Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Jamaica
Jamaica: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 4.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Jamaica, 1989–2018
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 4.6% for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 50.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Jamaica peaked at 14.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.0% | — |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +53.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +55.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 5.7% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.6% | 9.3% | 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: share of children who are stunted in Jamaica?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Jamaica was 4.6% in 2018, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Jamaica ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.