Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 33.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.89
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
55th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.89
in 2022
All-time low
15.21
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 33.89 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Costa Rica peaked at 33.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.21, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.21 | — |
| 1991 | 15.9 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 16.59 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 17.3 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 18.01 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 18.72 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 19.43 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 20.12 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 20.81 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 21.47 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 22.11 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 22.73 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.33 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 23.9 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 24.46 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 25.53 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 26.06 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 26.57 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.08 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 27.57 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.07 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.57 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 29.06 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29.56 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 30.07 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 30.58 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 31.12 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.67 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.23 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.79 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.34 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 33.89 | +1.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 33.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 33.89 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.36 | 15.21 | 21.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.68 | 22.11 | 27.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.85 | 27.57 | 32.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.34 | 32.79 | 33.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Costa Rica was 33.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.21 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 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 UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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