Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile
Chile: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 198 countries
All-time high
80.2%
in 2024
All-time low
34.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chile recorded 80.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile peaked at 80.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1980.
Chile ranks 9th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.2% | — |
| 1981 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 45.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 34.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 45.5% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 57.5% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 67.7% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.0% | 80.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Chile was 80.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Chile ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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