Early-demographic dividend vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight, female

Early-demographic dividend
44.7%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
75.6%
in 2022
Early-demographic dividend rank
21st
Puerto Rico rank
20th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Puerto Rico
20406080199020062022

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 75.6% against 44.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 30.9%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 43 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 22.4% 54.3% 31.9% Puerto Rico
2000s 29.8% 63.5% 33.7% Puerto Rico
2010s 38.0% 70.8% 32.8% Puerto Rico
2020s 43.8% 75.0% 31.2% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Early-demographic dividend or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 75.6% against 44.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Early-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
30.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.