Share of women who are overweight or obese in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Jamaica is 75.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Jamaica peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.8% | — |
| 1981 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 37.4% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.7% | 35.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 44.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 55.8% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 65.5% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.2% | 75.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Jamaica?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Jamaica was 75.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Jamaica ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.