Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Chile
Chile: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 57.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Chile, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chile stood at 57.87. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chile peaked at 57.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.37, in 1990.
That places Chile 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.37 | — |
| 1991 | 20.55 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 21.78 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 23.04 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 24.34 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 25.66 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 26.99 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 28.32 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 29.65 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 30.97 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 32.28 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 33.57 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 34.86 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 36.12 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 37.38 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 38.62 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 39.85 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 41.07 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 42.29 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 43.49 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 44.67 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 45.85 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 48.16 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 49.33 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 50.5 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 51.64 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 52.74 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 53.79 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 54.84 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 55.88 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 56.89 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.87 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.07 | 19.37 | 30.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.95 | 32.28 | 43.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.85 | 44.67 | 54.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.88 | 55.88 | 57.87 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chile?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Chile was 57.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 57.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.37 in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Chile ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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