FAO - Nutrition country profiles: Jamaica
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In Jamaica the anthropometric data of children under five are collected as part of the Survey of Living Conditions (SLCs) which have been carried out annually since 1989 by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (Table 4a). The 2000 survey estimated prevalence levels of 5% of underweight, 4% of stunting and 2% of wasting. The situation is likely to be different at sub-national level as in 1992 the parish of Hanover, in particular, reported 29% of stunting and 19% of underweight (Map 2, Map 3 and Map 4). When compared to the 1995 data from the Survey of Living Conditions, these results indicated an improvement for all three indicators. The prevalence of overweight (4%) did not change over the period 1990-1995, but by 2000 it increased to 5%. Again, differences are expected at the parish levels. In 1992 disparities were observed among parishes, ranging from less than 1% in St. Catherine to 4% in St. Mary (Map 5).