Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Chile

Chile: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 40.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.46
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
18th
of 196 countries
All-time high
40.46
in 2024
All-time low
8.2
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Chile, 1980–2024

102030401980200220241980: 8.21981: 8.61982: 91983: 9.51984: 101985: 10.51986: 111987: 11.61988: 12.11989: 12.71990: 13.41991: 141992: 14.71993: 15.41994: 16.11995: 16.81996: 17.61997: 18.31998: 19.11999: 19.82000: 20.62001: 21.32002: 22.12003: 22.82004: 23.52005: 24.22006: 24.92007: 25.62008: 26.42009: 27.12010: 27.92011: 28.72012: 29.62013: 30.42014: 31.32015: 32.22016: 33.12017: 342018: 34.92019: 35.92020: 36.82021: 37.72022: 38.62023: 39.52024: 40.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 40.46 for obesity prevalence adults who gho in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Chile peaked at 40.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 1980.

Chile ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Chile, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 8.2
1981 8.61 +5.0%
1982 9.04 +5.0%
1983 9.5 +5.1%
1984 9.98 +5.1%
1985 10.48 +5.1%
1986 11.01 +5.0%
1987 11.56 +5.0%
1988 12.14 +5.0%
1989 12.74 +5.0%
1990 13.37 +4.9%
1991 14.02 +4.9%
1992 14.69 +4.8%
1993 15.38 +4.7%
1994 16.09 +4.6%
1995 16.82 +4.5%
1996 17.56 +4.4%
1997 18.31 +4.3%
1998 19.07 +4.1%
1999 19.83 +4.0%
2000 20.59 +3.8%
2001 21.33 +3.6%
2002 22.06 +3.4%
2003 22.78 +3.3%
2004 23.49 +3.1%
2005 24.21 +3.0%
2006 24.92 +2.9%
2007 25.64 +2.9%
2008 26.38 +2.9%
2009 27.14 +2.9%
2010 27.92 +2.9%
2011 28.74 +2.9%
2012 29.58 +2.9%
2013 30.44 +2.9%
2014 31.32 +2.9%
2015 32.22 +2.9%
2016 33.13 +2.8%
2017 34.03 +2.7%
2018 34.94 +2.7%
2019 35.85 +2.6%
2020 36.77 +2.5%
2021 37.69 +2.5%
2022 38.61 +2.5%
2023 39.54 +2.4%
2024 40.46 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.33 8.2 12.74 10
1990s 16.51 13.37 19.83 10
2000s 23.85 20.59 27.14 10
2010s 31.82 27.92 35.85 10
2020s 38.61 36.77 40.46 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 15 Marshall Islands 41.97 compare
  2. 16 United States of America 40.96 compare
  3. 17 Palau 40.51 compare
  4. 19 Kuwait 40.42 compare
  5. 20 Saudi Arabia 40.1 compare
  6. 21 Iraq 39.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Chile?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Chile was 40.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 40.46 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 1980.
How does Chile rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Chile ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Obesity prevalence adults who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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