Caribbean Small States vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight, male

Caribbean Small States
53.7%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
71.2%
in 2022
Caribbean Small States rank
19th
Puerto Rico rank
21st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Puerto Rico
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 71.2% against 53.7% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 17.5%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean Small States's.

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

Caribbean Small States ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 36.6% 51.6% 15.0% Puerto Rico
2000s 45.4% 62.6% 17.1% Puerto Rico
2010s 51.1% 68.6% 17.5% Puerto Rico
2020s 53.4% 70.8% 17.5% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Caribbean Small States or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 71.2% against 53.7% in Caribbean Small States as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?
17.5%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Caribbean Small States ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.