Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 66.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 66.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 66.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1980.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.4% | — |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 29.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 34.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 34.8% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.5% | 28.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 35.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 44.6% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 54.2% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 63.2% | 66.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 66.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1980.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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