Chile vs High income: Prevalence of overweight, male

Chile
78.5%
in 2022
High income
62.2%
in 2022
Chile rank
6th
High income rank
7th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Chile
  • High income
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Chile currently reports 78.5% against 62.2% in High income, a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income ahead.

Chile ranks 6th and High income ranks 7th of 196 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile High income Difference Ahead
1990s 50.5% 48.6% 1.8% Chile
2000s 62.4% 55.3% 7.2% Chile
2010s 72.1% 59.8% 12.3% Chile
2020s 77.7% 61.9% 15.9% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Chile or High income?
Chile, at 78.5% against 62.2% in High income as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Chile and High income?
16.3%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and High income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Chile and High income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Chile ranks 6th and High income ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.