Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Chile
Chile: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 8.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.74
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 27 countries
All-time high
11.46
in 2001
All-time low
8.71
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Chile stood at 8.74.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Chile peaked at 11.46 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.71, in 2023.
That places Chile 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.43 | — |
| 2001 | 11.46 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.45 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.4 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.31 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.18 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.03 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10.85 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.66 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.47 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.28 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.08 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.89 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.7 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.53 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.36 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.22 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.09 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.98 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.88 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.8 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.74 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.71 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.71 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.74 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.12 | 10.47 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 | 8.88 | 10.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 | 8.71 | 8.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 9 Cuba 10.55 compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.89 compare
- 11 Peru 9.03 compare
- 13 El Salvador 8.46 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 7.87 compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 7.51 compare
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0529 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Chile?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Chile was 8.74 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 in 2001.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Chile ranks 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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