China vs Jamaica: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
China
2.4%
in 2013
Jamaica
2.5%
in 2018
China rank
85th
Jamaica rank
83rd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- China
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.
China ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 96 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 4.8% | 5.8% | China |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | China |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty, China or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.5% against 2.4% in China as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between China and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.
- How do China and Jamaica rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- China ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 96 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 Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.