Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile
Chile: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.5%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
21st
of 198 countries
All-time high
40.5%
in 2024
All-time low
8.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chile recorded 40.5% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile peaked at 40.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1980.
That places Chile 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.2% | — |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 12.1% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 15.4% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 8.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 13.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 20.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 27.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 36.8% | 40.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 18 Marshall Islands 42.0% compare
- 19 United States of America 41.0% compare
- 20 Palau 40.5% compare
- 22 Kuwait 40.4% compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 40.1% compare
- 24 Iraq 39.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile was 40.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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