Jamaica vs Palestine, State of: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Jamaica
2.5%
in 2018
Palestine, State of
2.1%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
83rd
Palestine, State of rank
86th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Jamaica
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.5% against 2.1% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Palestine, State of's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 83rd and Palestine, State of ranks 86th of 96 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 2.5% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Palestine, State of?
- Jamaica, at 2.5% against 2.1% in Palestine, State of as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
- 0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd and Palestine, State of ranks 86th 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.