Bolivia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Bolivia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 9.9% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 163 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.0% | 4.1% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 3.4% | 5.5% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 3.4% | 6.0% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bolivia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bolivia, at 9.9% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bolivia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6.1%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Bolivia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.