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

Djibouti
12.9%
in 2024
India
12.3%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
17th
India rank
20th

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

  • Djibouti
  • India
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 12.9% against 12.3% in India, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Djibouti ranks 17th and India ranks 20th of 198 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti India Difference Ahead
1980s 17.2% 47.7% 30.6% India
1990s 16.0% 39.1% 23.1% India
2000s 14.5% 30.6% 16.1% India
2010s 13.1% 20.7% 7.6% India
2020s 12.9% 13.9% 1.0% India

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), Djibouti or India?
Djibouti, at 12.9% against 12.3% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Djibouti and India?
0.6%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and India?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and India rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Djibouti ranks 17th and India ranks 20th 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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