Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.1%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
55th
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2024
All-time low
12.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 34.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 34.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1980.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55th out of 198 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.2% | — |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.6% | 12.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 31.6% | 34.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 34.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1980.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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