Chile vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, male
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Chile
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Chile currently reports 78.5% against 63.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 6th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 41.0% | 9.5% | Chile |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 50.1% | 12.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 58.2% | 14.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 62.7% | 15.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Chile or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Chile, at 78.5% against 63.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Chile and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 15.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Chile ranks 6th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.