Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Jamaica
Jamaica: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 29.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
29.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 2010
All-time low
29.6%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Jamaica, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Jamaica is 29.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Jamaica peaked at 31.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2025.
Jamaica ranks 42nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31.1% | — |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 29.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 29.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.8%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.1% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.6% | 30.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 39 Saint Lucia 30.0% compare
- 40 Madagascar 29.8% compare
- 41 Fiji 29.8% compare
- 43 Indonesia 29.6% compare
- 44 Barbados 29.4% compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 29.4% compare
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, no active days in the past week in Jamaica?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Jamaica was 29.6% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Jamaica ranks 42nd out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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