Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bolivia
Bolivia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 40.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
40.35
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
28th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.35
in 2022
All-time low
17.94
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bolivia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 40.35 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bolivia peaked at 40.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.94, in 1990.
That places Bolivia 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.94 | — |
| 1991 | 18.44 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 18.95 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 19.46 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 19.98 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 20.5 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 21.02 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 21.54 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 22.06 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 22.58 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23.09 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.6 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.1 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 24.6 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 25.12 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 25.65 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 26.21 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.81 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 27.44 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.12 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.84 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.62 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 30.44 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 31.31 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.22 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 33.15 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.12 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35.13 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 36.15 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 37.2 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 38.27 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 39.31 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 40.35 | +2.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 40.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 40.35 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.25 | 17.94 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.47 | 23.09 | 28.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.82 | 28.84 | 37.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.31 | 38.27 | 40.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bolivia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bolivia was 40.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.94 in 1990.
- How does Bolivia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bolivia ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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