Children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica
Jamaica: Children moderately or severely overweight was 8.3 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica stood at 8.3 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica peaked at 17.4 num th in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.3 num th, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.23 num th | 16.5 num th | 17.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.18 num th | 10.5 num th | 16 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.14 num th | 8.3 num th | 10 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Red List Index 0.5928 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 535 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Jamaica was 8.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 num th in 2001.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 num th in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Jamaica ranks 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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