Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 65.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
65.14
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 193 countries
All-time high
65.14
in 2022
All-time low
34.78
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bolivia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bolivia stood at 65.14. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bolivia peaked at 65.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.78, in 1990.
Bolivia ranks 44th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.78 | — |
| 1991 | 35.59 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 36.43 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 37.26 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 38.12 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 38.99 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 39.9 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.82 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 41.75 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 42.7 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 43.65 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 44.6 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 45.56 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 46.52 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 47.47 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 48.43 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 49.4 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 50.38 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 51.37 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 52.38 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 53.39 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 54.4 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.41 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 56.41 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 57.4 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.38 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 59.36 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.33 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 61.3 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 62.26 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 63.22 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.19 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 65.14 | +1.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 65.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 65.14 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.53, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.63 | 34.78 | 42.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.98 | 43.65 | 52.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.86 | 53.39 | 62.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.18 | 63.22 | 65.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bolivia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bolivia was 65.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.78 in 1990.
- How does Bolivia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Bolivia ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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