Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 7.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Costa Rica peaked at 7.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Costa Rica was 7.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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