Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia

Bolivia: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 29.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.7
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
64th
of 196 countries
All-time high
29.7
in 2024
All-time low
5.86
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia, 1980–2024

510152025301980200220241980: 5.91981: 6.11982: 6.31983: 6.61984: 6.81985: 7.11986: 7.41987: 7.71988: 81989: 8.41990: 8.71991: 9.11992: 9.51993: 9.91994: 10.31995: 10.81996: 11.21997: 11.71998: 12.21999: 12.82000: 13.32001: 13.92002: 14.42003: 152004: 15.62005: 16.22006: 16.82007: 17.52008: 18.12009: 18.82010: 19.52011: 20.22012: 20.92013: 21.62014: 22.42015: 23.12016: 23.82017: 24.62018: 25.32019: 262020: 26.82021: 27.52022: 28.22023: 292024: 29.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia is 29.7, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia peaked at 29.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.86, in 1980.

That places Bolivia 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 5.86
1981 6.09 +3.8%
1982 6.32 +3.9%
1983 6.57 +4.0%
1984 6.84 +4.0%
1985 7.12 +4.1%
1986 7.41 +4.1%
1987 7.71 +4.1%
1988 8.03 +4.2%
1989 8.37 +4.2%
1990 8.73 +4.2%
1991 9.1 +4.3%
1992 9.49 +4.3%
1993 9.9 +4.3%
1994 10.32 +4.3%
1995 10.77 +4.3%
1996 11.23 +4.3%
1997 11.72 +4.4%
1998 12.23 +4.4%
1999 12.76 +4.3%
2000 13.31 +4.3%
2001 13.87 +4.2%
2002 14.44 +4.1%
2003 15.02 +4.1%
2004 15.62 +4.0%
2005 16.23 +3.9%
2006 16.85 +3.8%
2007 17.48 +3.8%
2008 18.13 +3.7%
2009 18.8 +3.7%
2010 19.49 +3.7%
2011 20.2 +3.6%
2012 20.91 +3.5%
2013 21.64 +3.5%
2014 22.37 +3.4%
2015 23.11 +3.3%
2016 23.84 +3.2%
2017 24.58 +3.1%
2018 25.31 +3.0%
2019 26.03 +2.9%
2020 26.77 +2.8%
2021 27.51 +2.8%
2022 28.25 +2.7%
2023 28.97 +2.6%
2024 29.7 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.03 5.86 8.37 10
1990s 10.63 8.73 12.76 10
2000s 15.97 13.31 18.8 10
2010s 22.75 19.49 26.03 10
2020s 28.24 26.77 29.7 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 61 Oman 30.46 compare
  2. 62 Brazil 30.14 compare
  3. 63 Guyana 30.13 compare
  4. 65 Eswatini 29.6 compare
  5. 66 Peru 29.15 compare
  6. 67 Ecuador 28.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Bolivia was 29.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 29.7 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.86 in 1980.
How does Bolivia rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Bolivia ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Obesity prevalence adults who gho
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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