Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 61.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Jamaica is 61.09, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Jamaica peaked at 61.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.71, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.71 | — |
| 1991 | 33.57 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 34.46 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 35.39 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 36.35 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 37.34 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 38.37 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 39.43 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 40.52 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 41.64 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.76 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 43.88 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 44.98 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 46.06 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.11 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 48.13 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 49.12 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 50.06 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 50.97 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 51.84 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 52.67 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 53.47 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.23 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 54.95 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.66 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.36 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 57.05 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57.73 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.41 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.08 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.75 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 60.42 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 61.09 | +1.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 61.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.16, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 61.09 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.53, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.98 | 32.71 | 41.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.49 | 42.76 | 51.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.96 | 52.67 | 59.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.42 | 59.75 | 61.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Jamaica?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Jamaica was 61.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.71 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Jamaica ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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