Child adolescent obesity in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Child adolescent obesity was 36.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.74
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
36.74
in 2024
All-time low
9.81
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Puerto Rico stood at 36.74. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Puerto Rico peaked at 36.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.81, in 1980.
That places Puerto Rico 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.47 | 9.81 | 13.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.59 | 13.97 | 19.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.27 | 20.09 | 26.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.28 | 27.08 | 33.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.45 | 34.14 | 36.74 | 5 |
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More health data for Puerto Rico
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,519 (2090)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 14,965 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.05 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 14,358 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Puerto Rico?
- Child adolescent obesity in Puerto Rico was 36.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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