Czechia vs United States of America: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Czechia
2.0%
in 2024
United States of America
2.0%
in 2024
Czechia rank
162nd
United States of America rank
161st

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

  • Czechia
  • United States of America
01234198020022024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Czechia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.

Czechia ranks 162nd and United States of America ranks 161st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.6% 2.9% 1.4% United States of America
1990s 1.8% 2.0% 0.2% United States of America
2000s 1.9% 1.8% 0.1% Czechia
2010s 1.9% 1.9% 0.1% Czechia
2020s 2.0% 2.0% 0.0% 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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Czechia as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Czechia and United States of America?
0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States of America?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Czechia and United States of America rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Czechia ranks 162nd and United States of America ranks 161st 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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