Prevalence of overweight, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of overweight, female was 74.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Jamaica is 74.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Jamaica peaked at 74.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.8% | — |
| 1991 | 45.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 74.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 74.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 44.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 55.8% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 65.5% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.1% | 74.4% | 3 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Jamaica?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Jamaica was 74.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Jamaica ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.