Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 33.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
48th
of 198 countries
All-time high
33.4%
in 2024
All-time low
6.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica stood at 33.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica peaked at 33.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 48th out of 198 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.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 10.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 16.7% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 23.4% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 30.5% | 33.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica was 33.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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