Austria vs Jamaica: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Austria
26.1%
in 2024
Jamaica
25.5%
in 2024
Austria rank
104th
Jamaica rank
106th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Austria
- Jamaica
How they compare
Austria currently reports 26.1% against 25.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 104th and Jamaica ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 6.9% | 5.6% | Austria |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 10.1% | 7.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 14.8% | 7.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 20.3% | 5.2% | Austria |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.4% | 1.7% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Austria or Jamaica?
- Austria, at 26.1% against 25.5% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Austria and Jamaica?
- 0.6%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Jamaica rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Austria ranks 104th and Jamaica ranks 106th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.