Share of men who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico stood at 71.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1980.
Puerto Rico ranks 22nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.5% | 34.4% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 46.0% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 58.4% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 66.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 70.2% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 256.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 20.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 70.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 347.26 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico was 71.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Puerto Rico ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.