Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 62.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Jamaica stood at 62.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Jamaica peaked at 62.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 80th 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 (crude estimate) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.2% | — |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 23.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 30.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 40.9% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 51.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 59.8% | 62.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Jamaica?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Jamaica was 62.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Jamaica ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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