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Jamaica: Children aged <5 years wasted for age

3percent · 2012+3.4% since 1998

Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NUTRITION_564. Annual figures for Jamaica from 1978 to 2012.

19782012

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20123
20103.5
20082.1
20072.3
20063.3
20044.5
20022.3
20012.9
20003
19992.5
19982.9
19972.3
19962.5
19954.5
19942.9
19934.5
19923.2
19915.3
19894.4
19786.3

Source

Published by World Health Organization, produced by DATASOURCE_NLIS_313128, DATASOURCE_NLIS_312951, DATASOURCE_NLIS_313010, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311562, DATASOURCE_NLIS_312477, DATASOURCE_NLIS_313048, DATASOURCE_NLIS_313127, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311678, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311854, DATASOURCE_NLIS_313144, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310107, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310157, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310583, DATASOURCE_NLIS_312679, DATASOURCE_NLIS_312794, DATASOURCE_NLIS_313167, DATASOURCE_NLIS_313254, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310005, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310007, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310009, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310013, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310023, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310032, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310043, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310044, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310045, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310047, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310050, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310051, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310060, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310061, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310062, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310091, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310092, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310095, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310119, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310124, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310129, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310132, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310138, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310139, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310151, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310154, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310156, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310161, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310165, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310167, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310168, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310169, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310178, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310187, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310189, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310190, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310192, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310196, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310197, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310203, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310212, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310214, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310218, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310221, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310222, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310229, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310232, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310233, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310236, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310240, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310254, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310272, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310274, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310277, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310282, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310291, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310298, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310302, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310303, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310309, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310318, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310319, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310320, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310325, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310336, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310338, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310349, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310354, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310357, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310363, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310364, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310365, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310369, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310370, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310371, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310374, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310375, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310377, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310380, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310387, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310396, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310405, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310414, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310416, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310417, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310422, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310427, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310430, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310431, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310438, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310440, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310441, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310442, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310443, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310444, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310456, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310457, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310471, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310473, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310500, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310501, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310526, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310533, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310537, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310551, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310558, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310561, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310619, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310653, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310689, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310702, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310750, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310878, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310904, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310967, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310968, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310973, DATASOURCE_NLIS_310998, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311002, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311006, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311056, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311249, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311267, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311276, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311277, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311278, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311293, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311313, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311317, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311325, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311346, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311359, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311387, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311408, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311409, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311422, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311429, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311443, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311469, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311473, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311474, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311507, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311508, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311509, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311510, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311511, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311513, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311520, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311522, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311524, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311525, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311539, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311544, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311547, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311548, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311549, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311550, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311558, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311560, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311561, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311563, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311568, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311569, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311570, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311571, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311581, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311583, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311585, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311586, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311587, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311591, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311604, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311605, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311608, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311609, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311611, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311614, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311616, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311624, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311625, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311627, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311628, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311641, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311648, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311651, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311653, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311654, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311660, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311662, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311665, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311672, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311674, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311680, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311696, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311700, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311705, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311706, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311711, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311713, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311714, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311745, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311752, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311756, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311757, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311758, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311759, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311766, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311777, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311778, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311782, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311785, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311789, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311819, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311827, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311829, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311831, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311832, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311837, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311840, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311841, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311853, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311859, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311864, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311865, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311871, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311876, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311897, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311900, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311901, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311911, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311915, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311917, DATASOURCE_NLIS_311918. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Health Organization (2026). Children aged <5 years wasted for age. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-nutrition-564 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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