Jamaica vs Lithuania: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Jamaica
25.5%
in 2024
Lithuania
27.2%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
106th
Lithuania rank
103rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Jamaica
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 27.2% against 25.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 106th and Lithuania ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 16.5% | 9.6% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 18.1% | 8.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 21.1% | 6.4% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 25.0% | 4.7% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 26.8% | 2.3% | Lithuania |
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, Jamaica or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 27.2% against 25.5% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Jamaica and Lithuania?
- 1.7%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lithuania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lithuania rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Jamaica ranks 106th and Lithuania ranks 103rd 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.