Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 15.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.22
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
18.53
in 2021
All-time low
6.83
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Puerto Rico, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Puerto Rico is 15.22, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Puerto Rico peaked at 18.53 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.83, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.83 | — |
| 2009 | 7.34 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.76 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 8.38 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 9.48 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 10.11 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 10.42 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.71 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 11.79 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.62 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.83 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.46 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.14 | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 18.53 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 15.49 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 14.48 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 13.94 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 15.22 | +9.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 15.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.08 | 6.83 | 7.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.56 | 7.76 | 12.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.63 | 13.94 | 18.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Serbia 17.41 compare
- 3 Peru 14.01 compare
- 4 Madagascar 13.37 compare
- 5 Seychelles 13.31 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 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Puerto Rico?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Puerto Rico was 15.22 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.53 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 in 2008.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Puerto Rico ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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