Haiti vs Kenya: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Haiti
11.7%
in 2024
Kenya
12.3%
in 2024
Haiti rank
23rd
Kenya rank
21st
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Haiti
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.3% against 11.7% in Haiti, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 16.5% | 2.5% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 15.1% | 1.1% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.5% | 0.2% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 0.4% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 12.2% | 0.3% | Kenya |
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), Haiti or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 12.3% against 11.7% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Haiti and Kenya?
- 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Kenya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Kenya rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Haiti ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st 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.