Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Bolivia stood at 10.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Bolivia peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2024.
That places Bolivia 87th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 10.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 10.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 24.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 13.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 84 Colombia 11.6% compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 11.1% compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 11.0% compare
- 87 Argentina 10.7% compare
- 89 Costa Rica 10.6% compare
- 89 Peru 10.6% compare
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Bolivia?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Bolivia was 10.7% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Bolivia ranks 87th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.