Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica stood at 200,000. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica peaked at 200,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2001.
Jamaica ranks 93rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 200,000 | — |
| 2002 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 200,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 200,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Jamaica was 200,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.