Canada vs Jamaica: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Canada
25.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
25.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
105th
Jamaica rank
106th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Canada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 25.9% against 25.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 105th and Jamaica ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 6.9% | 9.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 10.1% | 11.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 14.8% | 11.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 20.3% | 6.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 24.4% | 1.8% | Canada |
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, Canada or Jamaica?
- Canada, at 25.9% against 25.5% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Canada and Jamaica?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Canada ranks 105th 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.