Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 9.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.9%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
37th
of 162 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2024
All-time low
8.8%
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 9.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2014.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 9.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 37th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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