Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 198 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 2024
All-time low
36.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 75.4% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1980.
Puerto Rico ranks 15th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.7% | — |
| 1981 | 37.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 38.6% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 39.6% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 40.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 46.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 48.9% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 75.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.5%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 75.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.4% | 36.7% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 47.7% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 59.4% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 68.0% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.1% | 75.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Puerto Rico was 75.4% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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