Iceland vs Jamaica: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Iceland
24.5%
in 2024
Jamaica
25.5%
in 2024
Iceland rank
109th
Jamaica rank
106th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Iceland
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 25.5% against 24.5% in Iceland, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 109th and Jamaica ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 6.9% | 7.4% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 10.1% | 8.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 14.8% | 7.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 20.3% | 3.3% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.4% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
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, Iceland or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 25.5% against 24.5% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Iceland and Jamaica?
- 1.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Iceland ranks 109th 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.