Czechia vs Portugal: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Czechia
2.0%
in 2024
Portugal
2.0%
in 2024
Czechia rank
162nd
Portugal rank
164th

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

  • Czechia
  • Portugal
0123198020022024

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Czechia ranks 162nd and Portugal ranks 164th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 1.6% 2.4% 0.8% Portugal
1990s 1.8% 2.1% 0.3% Portugal
2000s 1.9% 1.8% 0.1% Czechia
2010s 1.9% 1.8% 0.1% Czechia
2020s 2.0% 2.0% 0.1% Czechia

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), Czechia or Portugal?
Czechia, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Czechia and Portugal?
0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Czechia ranks 162nd and Portugal ranks 164th 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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