Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Chile

Underweight in adults in Chile in 2024 — 0.7%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2024 0.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 7of 199
Period maximum 4.2%1980
Period minimum 0.7%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Chile, 1980–2024024619801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4.2%1981: 4%1982: 3.8%1983: 3.6%1984: 3.4%1985: 3.2%1986: 3%1987: 2.9%1988: 2.7%1989: 2.6%1990: 2.4%1991: 2.3%1992: 2.2%1993: 2.1%1994: 1.9%1995: 1.8%1996: 1.7%1997: 1.6%1998: 1.6%1999: 1.5%2000: 1.4%2001: 1.3%2002: 1.3%2003: 1.2%2004: 1.2%2005: 1.1%2006: 1.1%2007: 1%2008: 1%2009: 1%2010: 0.9%2011: 0.9%2012: 0.9%2013: 0.9%2014: 0.8%2015: 0.8%2016: 0.8%2017: 0.8%2018: 0.7%2019: 0.7%2020: 0.7%2021: 0.7%2022: 0.7%2023: 0.7%2024: 0.7%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Chile 0.7%
World computed 7.5%
South America computed 2.4%
High-income countries computed 3.3%
Underweight in adults — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.7 −0 pp
2023 0.7 −0 pp
2022 0.7 −0 pp
2021 0.7 −0 pp
2020 0.7 −0 pp
2019 0.7 −0 pp
2018 0.7 −0 pp
2017 0.8 −0 pp
2016 0.8 −0 pp
2015 0.8 −0 pp
2014 0.8 −0 pp
2013 0.9 −0 pp
2012 0.9 −0 pp
2011 0.9 −0 pp
2010 0.9 −0 pp
2009 1 −0 pp
2008 1 −0 pp
2007 1 −0 pp
2006 1.1 −0 pp
2005 1.1 −0 pp
2004 1.2 −0.1 pp
2003 1.2 −0.1 pp
2002 1.3 −0.1 pp
2001 1.3 −0.1 pp
2000 1.4 −0.1 pp
1999 1.5 −0.1 pp
1998 1.6 −0.1 pp
1997 1.6 −0.1 pp
1996 1.7 −0.1 pp
1995 1.8 −0.1 pp
1994 1.9 −0.1 pp
1993 2.1 −0.1 pp
1992 2.2 −0.1 pp
1991 2.3 −0.1 pp
1990 2.4 −0.1 pp
1989 2.6 −0.1 pp
1988 2.7 −0.2 pp
1987 2.9 −0.2 pp
1986 3 −0.2 pp
1985 3.2 −0.2 pp
1984 3.4 −0.2 pp
1983 3.6 −0.2 pp
1982 3.8 −0.2 pp
1981 4 −0.2 pp
1980 4.2

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index below 18.5 kg/m². The indicator moves in the direction opposite to obesity, and together they describe what is called the double burden of malnutrition: in many middle-income countries both shares are high at once — underweight persists in the countryside, obesity has already come to the city. The largest values are given by South Asia and the Horn of Africa.

Important: The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one. Underweight in adults and undernourishment are different indicators: the first measures the body, the second the intake of calories.

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