Child adolescent obesity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Child adolescent obesity was 30.02 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
30.02
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
71st
of 196 countries
All-time high
30.02
in 2024
All-time low
8.02
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980β2024
Child adolescent obesity in Jamaica, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 30.02 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Jamaica peaked at 30.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.02, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 71st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.25 | 8.02 | 10.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.05 | 11.05 | 15.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.47 | 15.74 | 21.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.53 | 21.85 | 27.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.93 | 27.82 | 30.02 | 5 |
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More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 23,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 23,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 22,723 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Jamaica?
- Child adolescent obesity in Jamaica was 30.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Jamaica ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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