Share of children who are overweight in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of children who are overweight was 9.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children who are overweight in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Bolivia is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Bolivia peaked at 9.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2014.
That places Bolivia 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of children who are overweight in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | 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% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 9.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 9.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Bolivia?
- Share of children who are overweight in Bolivia was 9.9% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Bolivia ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).