Share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Share of men defined as overweight was 61.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.86
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
74th
of 199 countries
All-time high
61.86
in 2024
All-time low
30.05
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 30.11981: 311982: 31.91983: 32.91984: 33.81985: 34.81986: 35.91987: 36.91988: 381989: 391990: 40.11991: 41.21992: 42.21993: 43.31994: 44.41995: 45.41996: 46.41997: 47.41998: 48.41999: 49.42000: 50.32001: 51.22002: 52.12003: 52.92004: 53.72005: 54.42006: 55.12007: 55.72008: 56.32009: 56.92010: 57.42011: 57.92012: 58.42013: 58.82014: 59.22015: 59.52016: 59.82017: 60.12018: 60.42019: 60.62020: 60.92021: 61.12022: 61.32023: 61.62024: 61.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 61.86 for share of men defined as overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica peaked at 61.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.05, in 1980.

That places Costa Rica 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34.42 30.05 39.02 10
1990s 44.82 40.09 49.39 10
2000s 53.85 50.32 56.89 10
2010s 59.2 57.43 60.6 10
2020s 61.35 60.85 61.86 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 71 Lithuania 62.22 compare
  2. 72 Marshall Islands 62.12 compare
  3. 73 Kazakhstan 61.89 compare
  4. 75 Sweden 61.64 compare
  5. 76 Belarus 61.4 compare
  6. 77 Guatemala 61.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica?
Share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica was 61.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 61.86 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 30.05 in 1980.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of men defined as overweight?
Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of men defined as overweight rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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