Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
100th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 1980
All-time low
3.3%
in 2013
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 3.6% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2013.
That places Puerto Rico 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.2% | — |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Puerto Rico?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Puerto Rico was 3.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Puerto Rico ranks 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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