Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 21.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 21.3 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Costa Rica peaked at 31.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.3, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 112th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.4 | — |
| 2001 | 31.1 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.7 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 30.1 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.9 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.4 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 28 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.9 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.7 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.6 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.5 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.2 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.6 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.7 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 24.1 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 23 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 22.1 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 21.3 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.39 | 27.9 | 31.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.78 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1 | 21.3 | 25 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Costa Rica?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Costa Rica was 21.3 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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