Other small states vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight, female
Other small states
49.4%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
75.6%
in 2022
Other small states rank
18th
Puerto Rico rank
20th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Other small states
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 75.6% against 49.4% in Other small states, a difference of 26.2%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Other small states's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 18th 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 | Other small states | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 54.3% | 18.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 63.5% | 22.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 70.8% | 24.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 75.0% | 26.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Other small states or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 75.6% against 49.4% in Other small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Other small states and Puerto Rico?
- 26.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Puerto Rico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Other small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Other small states ranks 18th 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
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.