Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 41.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
18th
of 198 countries
All-time high
41.9%
in 2024
All-time low
11.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 41.9% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico peaked at 41.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1980.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.3% | — |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 12.8% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 41.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.0%, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 41.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.4%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 11.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 17.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 25.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 33.1% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 39.8% | 41.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico was 41.9% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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