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
Latest (2024)
7.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
54th
of 148 countries
All-time high
7.9%
in 2000
All-time low
7.5%
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 54th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
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
- 51 Saudi Arabia 8.4% compare
- 52 Naoero 8.2% compare
- 53 Bhutan 8.0% compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.8% compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 7.5% compare
- 56 Lesotho 7.5% compare
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 54th out of 148 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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