Chile

South America

Leading cause: Cancer · 52% plant-based · 80.7 yr life expectancy · UHC 84/100

Heart Disease

71 / 100k

Plant-Based Score

52%

Life Expectancy

80.7 yr

Alzheimer's Prevalence

3.6%

What People Eat

Whole-plant-food score 52%

Animal foods

23%

Plant foods

71%

Added sugars

15%

% of dietary energy (calories) · Diet breakdown: share of dietary energy supply by food group, FAO Food Balance Sheets via Our World in Data.

Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.

Disease Burden

Leading cause of death: Cancer · 132 / 100k

Cancer est.

132

Heart Disease

Respiratory est.

Stroke est.

Diabetes est.

Kidney Disease est.

Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.

Cancer (132/100k) leads with heart disease low, but Chile has one of Latin America's worst obesity and sugar problems, which prompted its world-leading front-of-pack warning labels. Diabetes is rising fast.