Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Jamaica
Jamaica: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
106th
of 198 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 2024
All-time low
6.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Jamaica stood at 25.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Jamaica peaked at 25.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 106th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 17.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.3% | 25.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Jamaica?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Jamaica was 25.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Jamaica ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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