Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Chile
Chile: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 27.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Chile, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Chile is 27.47, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Chile peaked at 27.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.69, in 1990.
That places Chile 8th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.69 | — |
| 1991 | 7.31 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 7.96 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 8.64 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 9.35 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 10.07 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 10.81 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 11.54 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 12.27 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 12.98 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 13.68 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 14.36 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 15.03 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 15.69 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.34 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 16.99 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 17.63 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 18.27 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 18.91 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 19.55 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 20.17 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.79 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 22.03 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 22.69 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 23.36 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 24.01 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 24.63 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.22 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 26.37 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.93 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 27.47 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.76 | 6.69 | 12.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.64 | 13.68 | 19.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.01 | 20.17 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.92 | 26.37 | 27.47 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Chile?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Chile was 27.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.69 in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Chile ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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