Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Chile
Chile: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 38.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Chile, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Chile stood at 38.91. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Chile peaked at 38.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.41, in 1990.
Chile ranks 21st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.41 | — |
| 1991 | 14.06 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 14.73 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 15.41 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 16.12 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 16.84 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 17.58 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 18.33 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 19.09 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 19.85 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 20.6 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 21.34 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 22.07 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.79 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23.51 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.23 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 24.95 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 25.67 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 26.41 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.17 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 27.96 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.77 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 29.61 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 30.47 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.35 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.25 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.17 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 34.1 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 35.04 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 35.99 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 36.95 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 37.93 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 38.91 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.54 | 13.41 | 19.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.87 | 20.6 | 27.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.87 | 27.96 | 35.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.93 | 36.95 | 38.91 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Chile?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Chile was 38.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 38.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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