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

Kyrgyzstan
2.6%
in 2024
Panama
2.4%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
120th
Panama rank
123rd

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

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Panama
2468198020022024

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

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

Kyrgyzstan ranks 120th and Panama ranks 123rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 5.4% 6.9% 1.4% Panama
1990s 3.9% 4.4% 0.6% Panama
2000s 3.0% 3.1% 0.1% Panama
2010s 2.6% 2.5% 0.1% Kyrgyzstan
2020s 2.5% 2.4% 0.1% Kyrgyzstan

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), Kyrgyzstan or Panama?
Kyrgyzstan, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kyrgyzstan and Panama?
0.2%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Panama?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Panama rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 120th and Panama ranks 123rd 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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