Americas (WHO region) vs Chile: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Americas (WHO region)
39.2%
in 2024
Chile
64.8%
in 2024
Americas (WHO region) rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Americas (WHO region)
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 64.8% against 39.2% in Americas (WHO region), a difference of 25.6%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.7 times Americas (WHO region)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Americas (WHO region) ahead.
Americas (WHO region) ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 11 groups.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas (WHO region) | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 16.3% | 1.2% | Chile |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 28.7% | 6.7% | Chile |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 43.0% | 14.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 55.4% | 21.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 63.0% | 24.7% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Americas (WHO region) or Chile?
- Chile, at 64.8% against 39.2% in Americas (WHO region) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Americas (WHO region) and Chile?
- 25.6%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (WHO region) and Chile?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Americas (WHO region) and Chile rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 11 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.