Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Chile
Chile: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 78.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
78.79
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
9th
of 193 countries
All-time high
78.79
in 2022
All-time low
45.67
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Chile, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Chile recorded 78.79 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Chile peaked at 78.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.67, in 1990.
Chile ranks 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.67 | — |
| 1991 | 46.9 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 48.12 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 49.35 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 50.56 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 51.78 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 52.98 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 54.17 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 55.34 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 56.49 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 57.61 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 58.69 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 59.74 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 60.77 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 61.78 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 62.77 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.76 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.73 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.71 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.68 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 67.67 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.65 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 69.64 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.62 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.59 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 72.55 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 73.49 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 74.42 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.32 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 76.21 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 77.08 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 77.94 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 78.79 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.14 | 45.67 | 56.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.22 | 57.61 | 66.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.02 | 67.67 | 76.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.94 | 77.08 | 78.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Chile?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Chile was 78.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 78.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.67 in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Chile ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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