Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica is 69.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 39th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.4% | — |
| 1981 | 29.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 40.7% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.0% | 28.4% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 39.4% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 51.2% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 59.9% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 66.7% | 69.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Costa Rica was 69.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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