Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 33.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.19
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
57th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.19
in 2022
All-time low
10.95
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 33.19 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Jamaica peaked at 33.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.95, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.95 | — |
| 1991 | 11.35 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 11.78 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 12.22 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 12.68 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 13.17 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 13.67 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 14.18 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 14.71 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 15.24 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 15.79 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 16.37 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16.98 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 17.61 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.27 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 18.97 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 19.7 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 20.44 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 21.19 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 21.93 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.65 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 23.38 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 24.13 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 24.93 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 25.75 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 26.62 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 27.53 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 28.45 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 29.38 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 30.33 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.28 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 32.22 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 33.19 | +3.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 33.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 33.19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.99 | 10.95 | 15.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.73 | 15.79 | 21.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.31 | 22.65 | 30.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.23 | 31.28 | 33.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Jamaica?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Jamaica was 33.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.95 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Jamaica ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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