Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 7.14 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.14
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
8th
of 17 countries
All-time high
9.44
in 2014
All-time low
6.44
in 2023
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Puerto Rico, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 7.14 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Puerto Rico peaked at 9.44 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.44, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.91 | — |
| 2009 | 8.08 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7.98 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.07 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.39 | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 9.44 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.32 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 8.05 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.06 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 7.45 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 7.22 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.54 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.16 | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 6.97 | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 6.44 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 6.6 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 7.14 | +8.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 7.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.48, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 7.91 | 8.08 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.12 | 7.06 | 9.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 | 6.44 | 9.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 5 Spain 7.74 compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.71 compare
- 7 Brazil 7.22 compare
- 9 Madagascar 6.94 compare
- 10 Seychelles 6.48 compare
- 11 Romania 6.46 compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Puerto Rico?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Puerto Rico was 7.14 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Puerto Rico ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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