Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 67.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 198 countries
All-time high
67.9%
in 2024
All-time low
31.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Costa Rica stood at 67.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Costa Rica peaked at 67.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 38th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.6% | — |
| 1981 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 33.5% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 38.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 40.8% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 31.6% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 41.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 52.5% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 60.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 66.1% | 67.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Costa Rica?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Costa Rica was 67.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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