Jamaica vs Türkiye: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Jamaica
7.0%
in 2018
Türkiye
6.1%
in 2018
Jamaica rank
76th
Türkiye rank
78th
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Jamaica
- Türkiye
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 7.0% against 6.1% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Türkiye ahead.
Jamaica ranks 76th and Türkiye ranks 78th of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 22.0% | 8.3% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 13.3% | 5.6% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Jamaica or Türkiye?
- Jamaica, at 7.0% against 6.1% in Türkiye as of 2018.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Jamaica and Türkiye?
- 0.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Türkiye?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Türkiye rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Jamaica ranks 76th and Türkiye ranks 78th of 83 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 Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.