Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Chile
Chile: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Chile is 9.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Chile peaked at 12.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 48th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 9.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Chile's 9.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.4%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Chile?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Chile was 9.3% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.