Prevalence of of obesity among adults | Jamaica – yearly data, chart and table

Proportion of obese people (BMI of 30 kg/m² or higher) in Jamaica in 2022 amounted to 33.81% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  33.02%. It has been growing in this country for already 32 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of obesity among adults in Jamaica has increased in 3.21 times. The highest obesity rate in the adult population was in 2022, when it reached 33.81%. The minimum was recorded in 1990, with a value of 10.54% of total adult population of Jamaica.