Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 28.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 28.68, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 28.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.57, in 1990.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 61st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.57 | — |
| 1991 | 8.93 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.31 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 9.7 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 10.1 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.53 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 10.98 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 11.46 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 11.95 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 12.47 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 13 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 13.55 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 14.11 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.68 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 15.26 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.85 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 16.45 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 17.08 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.72 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.38 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 19.07 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 19.77 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 20.5 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 21.23 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 21.99 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 22.76 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.55 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.36 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 25.18 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 26.02 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 26.88 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.77 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 28.68 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4 | 8.57 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.61 | 13 | 18.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.44 | 19.07 | 26.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.78 | 26.88 | 28.68 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 28.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 28.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 in 1990.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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