Austria vs El Salvador: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Austria
2.5%
in 2024
El Salvador
2.5%
in 2024
Austria rank
132nd
El Salvador rank
133rd

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Austria
  • El Salvador
2468198020022024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

Austria ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 133rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 4.3% 6.9% 2.6% El Salvador
1990s 3.5% 4.4% 0.9% El Salvador
2000s 2.9% 3.0% 0.0% El Salvador
2010s 2.6% 2.5% 0.0% Austria
2020s 2.5% 2.5% 0.0% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Austria or El Salvador?
Austria, at 2.5% against 2.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Austria and El Salvador?
0.0%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and El Salvador?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Austria and El Salvador rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Austria ranks 132nd and El Salvador ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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