Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
64th
of 198 countries
All-time high
65.3%
in 2024
All-time low
26.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 65.3% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1980.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 64th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.6% | — |
| 1981 | 27.2% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 28.5% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 30.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 39.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 41.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 26.6% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 33.5% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 42.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 51.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 61.8% | 65.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 65.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1980.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 64th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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