Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Chile
Chile: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 36.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
36.9%
in 2024
All-time low
4.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Chile, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chile is 36.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chile peaked at 36.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1980.
Chile ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.8% | — |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 12.2% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.2% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.8% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.5% | 36.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chile?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Chile was 36.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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