Jamaica vs Low & middle income: Prevalence of overweight, female
Jamaica
74.4%
in 2022
Low & middle income
41.5%
in 2022
Jamaica rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
25th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Jamaica
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 74.4% against 41.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 32.9%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 22.2% | 27.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 28.4% | 32.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 35.6% | 33.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 40.7% | 33.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Jamaica or Low & middle income?
- Jamaica, at 74.4% against 41.5% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 32.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low & middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Low & middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Jamaica ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 25th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.