Bolivia vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Bolivia
10.5%
in 2024
United States
10.3%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
37th
United States rank
40th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Bolivia
- United States
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 10.5% against 10.3% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 163 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 1.1% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 0.6% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Bolivia or United States?
- Bolivia, at 10.5% against 10.3% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Bolivia and United States?
- 0.2%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Bolivia ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.