Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 31.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.39
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
46th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.39
in 2022
All-time low
11.34
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 31.39 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Costa Rica peaked at 31.39 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.34, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.34 | — |
| 1991 | 11.87 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 12.41 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 12.96 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 13.54 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.13 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 14.73 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 15.35 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 15.98 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 16.62 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 17.26 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 17.9 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.53 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 19.15 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 19.78 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 20.4 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 21.02 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 21.64 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22.27 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.91 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 23.55 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.21 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.86 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 25.51 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.17 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 26.81 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.46 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 28.1 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.74 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 29.38 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 30.04 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 30.71 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.39 | +2.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 31.39 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.82, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 31.39 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.11, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.89 | 11.34 | 16.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.09 | 17.26 | 22.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.48 | 23.55 | 29.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.71 | 30.04 | 31.39 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Costa Rica?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Costa Rica was 31.39 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.39 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.34 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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