Children who are overweight sdgs in Jamaica
Jamaica: Children who are overweight sdgs was 5.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children who are overweight sdgs in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 5.1 for children who are overweight sdgs in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Jamaica peaked at 7.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 89th of 163 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.
Children who are overweight sdgs 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 | +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 | -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 | -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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 5.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 68% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 5.1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9, 65% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.86 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.65 | 6 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Jamaica?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Jamaica was 5.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children who are overweight sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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