Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 16.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 16.32. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 16.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 1990.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 44th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6 | — |
| 1991 | 3.76 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.92 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.09 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 4.28 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.47 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.67 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.88 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 5.33 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 5.57 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 5.81 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.07 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.34 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.63 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.94 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 7.28 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.64 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.02 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 8.43 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 8.87 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 9.33 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 9.84 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 10.37 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.93 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 11.52 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 12.14 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 12.79 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 13.47 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 14.17 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 14.88 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 15.6 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 16.32 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.41 | 3.6 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 | 5.57 | 8.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.34 | 8.87 | 14.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6 | 14.88 | 16.32 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 16.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 1990.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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