Jamaica vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight, female
Jamaica
74.4%
in 2022
Palestine
73.3%
in 2022
Jamaica rank
24th
Palestine rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Jamaica
- Palestine
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 74.4% against 73.3% in Palestine, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine ahead.
Jamaica ranks 24th and Palestine ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 63.3% | 13.8% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 69.3% | 8.9% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 72.1% | 3.0% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.2% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Jamaica or Palestine?
- Jamaica, at 74.4% against 73.3% in Palestine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Jamaica and Palestine?
- 1.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Jamaica ranks 24th and Palestine ranks 27th 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.