Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Bolivia
Bolivia: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 3.4 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Bolivia, 1988–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Bolivia is 3.4, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Bolivia peaked at 12.5 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 72nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.8 | — |
| 1989 | 8.9 | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 9.7 | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 10.2 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 10.5 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 12.5 | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 5.9 | -52.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.35 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.76 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.15 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 70 Romania 3.5 compare
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More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.55 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,209 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.419 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Bolivia?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Bolivia was 3.4 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 1994.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Bolivia ranks 72nd out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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