Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Mexico
37.4%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
37.5%
in 2024
Mexico rank
36th
Puerto Rico rank
35th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 37.5% against 37.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Mexico ranks 36th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 16.6% | 3.8% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 23.5% | 5.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 30.8% | 3.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.2% | 0.7% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Mexico or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 37.5% against 37.4% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mexico ranks 36th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.