Chile vs Sur: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Chile
64.8%
in 2024
Sur
35.9%
in 2024
Chile rank
1st
Sur rank
1st

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Chile
  • Sur
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 64.8% against 35.9% in Sur, a difference of 28.9%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.8 times Sur's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 1st and Sur ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sur Difference Ahead
1980s 16.3% 10.9% 5.4% Chile
1990s 28.7% 16.0% 12.8% Chile
2000s 43.0% 22.5% 20.5% Chile
2010s 55.4% 29.4% 26.0% Chile
2020s 63.0% 34.5% 28.4% 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, Chile or Sur?
Chile, at 64.8% against 35.9% in Sur as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Chile and Sur?
28.9%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sur?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Chile and Sur rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Chile ranks 1st and Sur ranks 1st of 198 countries.
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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed