Child stunting in Jamaica
4.6% of children under five in Jamaica were stunted in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1989.
Jamaica, 2018
4.6%
Change from 2016
−4.7percentage points
Child stunting in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 9.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.0% |
| 2008 | 6.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.2% |
| 2001 | 6.6% |
| 2000 | 7.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 9.3% in 2016, a change of −4.7 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 6.6%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
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Healthy life expectancy
62.7 years
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UHC service coverage
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