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

Kyrgyzstan
2.6%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
2.5%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
120th
Puerto Rico rank
121st

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

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Puerto Rico
234567198020022024

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Kyrgyzstan ranks 120th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 5.4% 6.2% 0.8% Puerto Rico
1990s 3.9% 4.1% 0.2% Puerto Rico
2000s 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% Kyrgyzstan
2010s 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% Kyrgyzstan
2020s 2.5% 2.5% 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 Puerto Rico?
Kyrgyzstan, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kyrgyzstan and Puerto Rico?
0.1%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Puerto Rico?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Puerto Rico rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 120th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st 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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