Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Chile

Obesity in adults in Chile in 2024 — 40.5%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 32.3 pp.

2024 40.5% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 179of 199
Period maximum 40.5%2024
Period minimum 8.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Chile, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.2%1981: 8.6%1982: 9%1983: 9.5%1984: 10%1985: 10.5%1986: 11%1987: 11.6%1988: 12.1%1989: 12.7%1990: 13.4%1991: 14%1992: 14.7%1993: 15.4%1994: 16.1%1995: 16.8%1996: 17.6%1997: 18.3%1998: 19.1%1999: 19.8%2000: 20.6%2001: 21.3%2002: 22.1%2003: 22.8%2004: 23.5%2005: 24.2%2006: 24.9%2007: 25.6%2008: 26.4%2009: 27.1%2010: 27.9%2011: 28.7%2012: 29.6%2013: 30.4%2014: 31.3%2015: 32.2%2016: 33.1%2017: 34%2018: 34.9%2019: 35.9%2020: 36.8%2021: 37.7%2022: 38.6%2023: 39.5%2024: 40.5%
Change over the period: +32.3 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 40.5%
World computed 16.1%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 31.4%
South America computed 30.2%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 40.5 +0.9 pp
2023 39.5 +0.9 pp
2022 38.6 +0.9 pp
2021 37.7 +0.9 pp
2020 36.8 +0.9 pp
2019 35.9 +0.9 pp
2018 34.9 +0.9 pp
2017 34 +0.9 pp
2016 33.1 +0.9 pp
2015 32.2 +0.9 pp
2014 31.3 +0.9 pp
2013 30.4 +0.9 pp
2012 29.6 +0.8 pp
2011 28.7 +0.8 pp
2010 27.9 +0.8 pp
2009 27.1 +0.8 pp
2008 26.4 +0.7 pp
2007 25.6 +0.7 pp
2006 24.9 +0.7 pp
2005 24.2 +0.7 pp
2004 23.5 +0.7 pp
2003 22.8 +0.7 pp
2002 22.1 +0.7 pp
2001 21.3 +0.7 pp
2000 20.6 +0.8 pp
1999 19.8 +0.8 pp
1998 19.1 +0.8 pp
1997 18.3 +0.8 pp
1996 17.6 +0.7 pp
1995 16.8 +0.7 pp
1994 16.1 +0.7 pp
1993 15.4 +0.7 pp
1992 14.7 +0.7 pp
1991 14 +0.7 pp
1990 13.4 +0.6 pp
1989 12.7 +0.6 pp
1988 12.1 +0.6 pp
1987 11.6 +0.6 pp
1986 11 +0.5 pp
1985 10.5 +0.5 pp
1984 10 +0.5 pp
1983 9.5 +0.5 pp
1982 9 +0.4 pp
1981 8.6 +0.4 pp
1980 8.2

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.