Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 37.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
35th
of 198 countries
All-time high
37.5%
in 2024
All-time low
9.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Puerto Rico stood at 37.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Puerto Rico peaked at 37.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
That places Puerto Rico 35th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 9.9% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 37.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.5%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 37.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 20.3% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 27.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.8% | 37.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Puerto Rico?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Puerto Rico was 37.5% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 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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