Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Jamaica is 15.5, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Jamaica peaked at 15.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.26 | — |
| 1991 | 3.45 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 3.64 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.85 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.06 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 4.28 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.51 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 4.75 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 5 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.25 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 5.52 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.08 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 6.38 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.7 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.03 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 7.38 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.75 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 8.13 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 8.52 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.92 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 9.34 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 9.78 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 10.25 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 10.75 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 11.29 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.85 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.42 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 13.02 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 13.63 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 14.25 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 14.87 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 15.5 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 | 3.26 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.93 | 5.52 | 8.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.12 | 8.92 | 13.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.87 | 14.25 | 15.5 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Jamaica?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Jamaica was 15.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Jamaica ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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