Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Bolivia

Underweight in adults in Bolivia in 2024 — 1.1%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 4.1 pp.

2024 1.1% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 11of 199
Period maximum 5.2%1980
Period minimum 1.1%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Bolivia, 1980–2024024619801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 5.2%1981: 5%1982: 4.9%1983: 4.7%1984: 4.6%1985: 4.4%1986: 4.3%1987: 4.2%1988: 4%1989: 3.9%1990: 3.8%1991: 3.7%1992: 3.5%1993: 3.4%1994: 3.3%1995: 3.2%1996: 3.1%1997: 3%1998: 2.9%1999: 2.8%2000: 2.7%2001: 2.6%2002: 2.5%2003: 2.5%2004: 2.4%2005: 2.3%2006: 2.2%2007: 2.1%2008: 2.1%2009: 2%2010: 1.9%2011: 1.8%2012: 1.8%2013: 1.7%2014: 1.6%2015: 1.6%2016: 1.5%2017: 1.5%2018: 1.4%2019: 1.4%2020: 1.3%2021: 1.3%2022: 1.2%2023: 1.2%2024: 1.1%
Change over the period: −4.1 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia

Bolivia 1.1%
World computed 7.5%
South America computed 2.4%
Underweight in adults — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.1 −0 pp
2023 1.2 −0 pp
2022 1.2 −0 pp
2021 1.3 −0 pp
2020 1.3 −0 pp
2019 1.4 −0.1 pp
2018 1.4 −0.1 pp
2017 1.5 −0.1 pp
2016 1.5 −0.1 pp
2015 1.6 −0.1 pp
2014 1.6 −0.1 pp
2013 1.7 −0.1 pp
2012 1.8 −0.1 pp
2011 1.8 −0.1 pp
2010 1.9 −0.1 pp
2009 2 −0.1 pp
2008 2.1 −0.1 pp
2007 2.1 −0.1 pp
2006 2.2 −0.1 pp
2005 2.3 −0.1 pp
2004 2.4 −0.1 pp
2003 2.5 −0.1 pp
2002 2.5 −0.1 pp
2001 2.6 −0.1 pp
2000 2.7 −0.1 pp
1999 2.8 −0.1 pp
1998 2.9 −0.1 pp
1997 3 −0.1 pp
1996 3.1 −0.1 pp
1995 3.2 −0.1 pp
1994 3.3 −0.1 pp
1993 3.4 −0.1 pp
1992 3.5 −0.1 pp
1991 3.7 −0.1 pp
1990 3.8 −0.1 pp
1989 3.9 −0.1 pp
1988 4 −0.1 pp
1987 4.2 −0.1 pp
1986 4.3 −0.1 pp
1985 4.4 −0.1 pp
1984 4.6 −0.1 pp
1983 4.7 −0.2 pp
1982 4.9 −0.2 pp
1981 5 −0.2 pp
1980 5.2

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index below 18.5 kg/m². The indicator moves in the direction opposite to obesity, and together they describe what is called the double burden of malnutrition: in many middle-income countries both shares are high at once — underweight persists in the countryside, obesity has already come to the city. The largest values are given by South Asia and the Horn of Africa.

Important: The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one. Underweight in adults and undernourishment are different indicators: the first measures the body, the second the intake of calories.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.