Barbados vs Kazakhstan: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Barbados
3.0%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
3.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
104th
Kazakhstan rank
101st

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Barbados
  • Kazakhstan
02468198020022024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

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

Barbados ranks 104th and Kazakhstan ranks 101st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1980s 7.0% 6.6% 0.3% Barbados
1990s 5.3% 4.7% 0.5% Barbados
2000s 3.8% 3.9% 0.0% Kazakhstan
2010s 3.2% 3.4% 0.2% Kazakhstan
2020s 3.0% 3.2% 0.1% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Barbados or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Barbados and Kazakhstan?
0.2%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kazakhstan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Kazakhstan rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Barbados ranks 104th and Kazakhstan ranks 101st 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 (crude 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 (crude 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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