Child adolescent obesity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Child adolescent obesity was 35.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.08
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
46th
of 196 countries
All-time high
35.08
in 2024
All-time low
10.69
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Costa Rica stood at 35.08. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Costa Rica peaked at 35.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.69, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 46th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Child adolescent obesity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.69 | — |
| 1981 | 11.06 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 11.46 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 11.89 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 12.34 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 12.83 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 13.34 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 13.88 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 14.45 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 15.05 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 15.66 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 16.29 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 16.94 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 17.59 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 18.25 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 18.9 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 19.56 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 20.22 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 20.86 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 21.49 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 22.1 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 22.7 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 23.28 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.84 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 24.38 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.92 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 25.46 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25.98 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.51 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.03 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 27.55 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 28.07 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.6 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.13 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 29.66 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.2 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30.74 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.3 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.87 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.44 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.99 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.53 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.06 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 34.58 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.08 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7 | 10.69 | 15.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.58 | 15.66 | 21.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.62 | 22.1 | 27.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.95 | 27.55 | 32.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.05 | 32.99 | 35.08 | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4547 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.343 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.3968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6894 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Costa Rica?
- Child adolescent obesity in Costa Rica was 35.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 35.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.69 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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