Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 62.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
67th
of 198 countries
All-time high
62.2%
in 2024
All-time low
25.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 62.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Jamaica peaked at 62.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.2% | — |
| 1981 | 25.9% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 31.8% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.4% | 25.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 32.6% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 42.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.6% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 59.7% | 62.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 64 North Macedonia 63.1% compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.8% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 62.7% compare
- 68 Albania 62.2% compare
- 69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.7% compare
- 70 Hungary 61.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Jamaica?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Jamaica was 62.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Jamaica ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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