Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 1.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Puerto Rico, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Puerto Rico is 1.5%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Puerto Rico peaked at 8.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 117th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 92.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Puerto Rico?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Puerto Rico was 1.5% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Puerto Rico ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.