Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 66.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 66.94 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Costa Rica peaked at 66.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.04, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 38th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.04 | — |
| 1991 | 43.12 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 44.2 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 45.27 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 46.33 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 47.39 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 48.44 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 49.47 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 50.48 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 51.46 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 52.42 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 53.33 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 54.21 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 55.05 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 55.86 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 56.65 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 57.41 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 58.14 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.86 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.57 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.26 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 60.94 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.59 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.22 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.82 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.4 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.95 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.47 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.98 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.47 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.96 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.45 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.94 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.82 | 42.04 | 51.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.15 | 52.42 | 59.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.01 | 60.26 | 65.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.45 | 65.96 | 66.94 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Costa Rica?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Costa Rica was 66.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 66.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.04 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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