Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 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 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% |
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
- 43 United Arab Emirates 32.08 compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 31.71 compare
- 45 Hungary 31.7 compare
- 47 Dominica 31.34 compare
- 48 Oman 31.1 compare
- 49 El Salvador 30.88 compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3828 % change on previous year (2025)
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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