Share of adults who are obese in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of adults who are obese was 28.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Bolivia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Bolivia stood at 28.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Bolivia peaked at 28.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1980.
That places Bolivia 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.1% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Bolivia?
- Share of adults who are obese in Bolivia was 28.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1980.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Bolivia ranks 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.