Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
52nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2024
All-time low
10.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Costa Rica stood at 34.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Costa Rica peaked at 34.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.1% | — |
| 1981 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 14.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 21.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.9% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.3% | 34.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Costa Rica?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Costa Rica was 34.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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