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Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2

1.10percent · 2024-31.3% since 2014

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_18A. Annual figures for Bolivia, Plurinational State of from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.1
20231.2
20221.2
20211.3
20201.3
20191.4
20181.4
20171.5
20161.5
20151.6
20141.6
20131.7
20121.8
20111.8
20101.9
20092
20082.1
20072.1
20062.2
20052.3
20042.4
20032.5
20022.5
20012.6
20002.7
19992.8
19982.9
19973
19963.1
19953.2
19943.3
19933.4
19923.5
19913.7
19903.8
19893.9
19884
19874.2
19864.3
19854.4
19844.6
19834.7
19824.9
19815
19805.2

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World Health Organization (2026). Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-18a (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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