Jamaica vs Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Jamaica
33.19
in 2022
Korea
33.92
in 2022
Jamaica rank
57th
Korea rank
54th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Jamaica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 33.92 against 33.19 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.73.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 57th and Korea ranks 54th of 193 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.99 | 14.92 | 1.92 | Korea |
| 2000s | 18.73 | 24.06 | 5.34 | Korea |
| 2010s | 26.31 | 28.95 | 2.63 | Korea |
| 2020s | 32.23 | 33.1 | 0.8667 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Jamaica or Korea?
- Korea, at 33.92 against 33.19 in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Jamaica and Korea?
- 0.73, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Korea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Jamaica ranks 57th and Korea ranks 54th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.