Guinea-Bissau vs Haiti: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Guinea-Bissau
10.8%
in 2024
Haiti
11.4%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Haiti rank
29th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
05101520198020022024

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 11.4% against 10.8% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Haiti ranks 29th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Haiti in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Haiti Difference Ahead
1980s 18.7% 19.1% 0.4% Haiti
1990s 16.4% 16.1% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 13.9% 13.5% 0.4% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 11.8% 12.1% 0.3% Haiti
2020s 10.9% 11.5% 0.6% Haiti

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), Guinea-Bissau or Haiti?
Haiti, at 11.4% against 10.8% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Guinea-Bissau and Haiti?
0.6%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Haiti?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Haiti rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Haiti ranks 29th 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
Last refreshed