Human development index vs mean male height in Jamaica
Jamaica: Human development index vs mean male height was 0.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs mean male height in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.72 for human development index vs mean male height in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs mean male height in Jamaica peaked at 0.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.659, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 117th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6632 | 0.662 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.686 | 0.659 | 0.711 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7126 | 0.708 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.713 | 0.703 | 0.72 | 4 |
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More gender data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 16,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs mean male height in Jamaica?
- Human development index vs mean male height in Jamaica was 0.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.659 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for human development index vs mean male height?
- Jamaica ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs mean male height rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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