Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 9.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) recorded 9.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 9.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2014.
That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 41st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 10.7% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 59.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 7.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 151.25 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.85 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 0.0% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 9.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 41st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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