Ireland vs Jamaica: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Ireland
25.3%
in 2024
Jamaica
25.5%
in 2024
Ireland rank
108th
Jamaica rank
106th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Ireland
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 25.5% against 25.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 108th and Jamaica ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.5% | 6.9% | 11.6% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 10.1% | 14.5% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 14.8% | 14.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 20.3% | 8.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 24.4% | 1.6% | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 25.5% against 25.3% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Ireland and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Jamaica rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Ireland ranks 108th 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.