Prevalence of overweight, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of overweight, female was 72.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Costa Rica stood at 72.3%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Costa Rica peaked at 72.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 196 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.5% | — |
| 1991 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 72.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 72.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 43.5% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 54.3% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 63.1% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 71.0% | 72.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Costa Rica?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Costa Rica was 72.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.