Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jamaica is 2.57, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jamaica peaked at 2.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1 | — |
| 1991 | 2.02 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.94 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.87 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.75 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.69 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.64 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.6 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.55 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.51 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.48 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.45 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.43 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.42 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.46 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.49 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.62 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.73 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.94 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.03 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.12 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.22 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 2.33 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.44 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 2.57 | +5.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 71% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.9, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.55 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.57 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 2.33 | 2.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jamaica?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Jamaica was 2.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Jamaica ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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