Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Jamaica
Jamaica: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.89 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Jamaica, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Jamaica is 2.89, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Jamaica peaked at 2.89 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.78, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 63rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.78 | — |
| 2011 | 2.79 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.79 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.81 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.82 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.82 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.83 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.84 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.84 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.85 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.86 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.87 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.88 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.89 | +0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.77, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.81 | 2.78 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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, mean active days per week in Jamaica?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Jamaica was 2.89 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Jamaica ranks 63rd out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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