Jamaica vs Ukraine: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Jamaica
25.5%
in 2024
Ukraine
25.4%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
106th
Ukraine rank
107th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Jamaica
- Ukraine
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 25.5% against 25.4% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ukraine ahead.
Jamaica ranks 106th and Ukraine ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 17.7% | 10.7% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 18.6% | 8.5% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 20.7% | 5.9% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 23.8% | 3.5% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Ukraine |
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 Ukraine?
- Jamaica, at 25.5% against 25.4% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Jamaica and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Ukraine?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Ukraine rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Jamaica ranks 106th and Ukraine ranks 107th 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.