Congo vs Jamaica: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Congo

5.3%

in 2024

Jamaica

5.1%

in 2024

Congo rank

87th

Jamaica rank

89th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

Congo
Jamaica

How they compare

Congo currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 89th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.