Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Chile
Chile: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 28 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
28
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 189 countries
All-time high
28
in 2016
All-time low
24.8
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Chile, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chile recorded 28 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Chile peaked at 28 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 1975.
That places Chile 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.98 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.56 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.24 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.98 | 26.6 | 27.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7 | 27.4 | 28 | 7 |
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More health data for Chile
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,755 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 115 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 143,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 140,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 140,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 137,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 135,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 132,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Chile?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Chile was 28 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Chile ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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