Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Chile
Chile: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 64.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.8%
in 2024
All-time low
12.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Chile, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Chile stood at 64.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Chile peaked at 64.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1980.
That places Chile 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.3% | — |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 21.1% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 12.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 22.4% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 36.7% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 50.4% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.1% | 64.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Chile?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Chile was 64.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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