Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Chile
Chile: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chile recorded 8.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Chile peaked at 11.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 56th of 180 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 8.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 8.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 53 Polynesia 8.9% compare
- 54 Oman 8.8% compare
- 54 State of Palestine 8.8% compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 8.7% compare
- 58 Montenegro 8.6% compare
- 58 Poland 8.6% compare
- 58 Qatar 8.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Chile
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Chile?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Chile was 8.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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