Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Chile
Chile: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 41.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Chile, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Chile is 41.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Chile peaked at 41.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1980.
That places Chile 22nd 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 (crude estimate) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.2% | — |
| 1981 | 7.6% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 12.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 20.4% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 28.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 37.3% | 41.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Chile?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Chile was 41.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Chile ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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