Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Jamaica
Jamaica: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Jamaica, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Jamaica stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Jamaica peaked at 21.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.5% | — |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 21.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 21.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Jamaica?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Jamaica was 21.6% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Jamaica ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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