Kenya vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5

Kenya
11.81
in 2022
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
12.59
in 2022
Kenya rank
24th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
23rd

Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 over time

  • Kenya
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
051015199020062022

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 12.59 against 11.81 in Kenya, a difference of 0.78.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 24th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd of 193 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 13.99 15.52 1.53 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 12.31 13.52 1.21 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 11.84 12.69 0.8564 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5, Kenya or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 12.59 against 11.81 in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 between Kenya and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
0.78, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
Kenya ranks 24th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
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.

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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
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