Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica is 5.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica peaked at 7.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 83rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica was 5.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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