Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Chile
Chile: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 0.5 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Chile, 1986–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.5 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Chile peaked at 2.2 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2008.
Chile ranks 94th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2.2 | — |
| 1994 | 0.8 | -63.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.74 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6143 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 91 Tunisia 1.6 compare
- 92 Türkiye 1.5 compare
- 93 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6 compare
- 95 Republic of Korea 0.4 compare
- 95 United States of America 0.4 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.17 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,606 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -15.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Chile?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Chile was 0.5 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 1986.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Chile ranks 94th out of 96 countries with data for 2014.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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