Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: 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, Plurinational State of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of peaked at 40.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.94, in 1990.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of, 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, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 40.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of'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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of?
- 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, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.94 in 1990.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from 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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