Americas (WHO regions) vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5

Americas (WHO regions)
2.18
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
2.14
in 2022
Americas (WHO regions) rank
133rd
United Arab Emirates rank
134th

Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 over time

  • Americas (WHO regions)
  • United Arab Emirates
01234199020062022

How they compare

Americas (WHO regions) currently reports 2.18 against 2.14 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Americas (WHO regions) ranks 133rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th of 156 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas (WHO regions) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 2.67 3.42 0.7522 United Arab Emirates
2010s 2.31 2.94 0.6295 United Arab Emirates
2020s 2.2 2.22 0.0232 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5, Americas (WHO regions) or United Arab Emirates?
Americas (WHO regions), at 2.18 against 2.14 in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 between Americas (WHO regions) and United Arab Emirates?
0.04, with Americas (WHO regions) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (WHO regions) and United Arab Emirates?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Americas (WHO regions) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
Americas (WHO regions) ranks 133rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th of 156 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Americas (WHO regions) vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-underweight-among-adults-bmi-18-5-crude-estimate/americas-who-regions/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-underweight-among-adults-bmi-18-5-crude-estimate/americas-who-regions/united-arab-emirates/">Americas (WHO regions) vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed