Papua New Guinea vs Serbia: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2024
Serbia
2.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
113th
Serbia rank
111th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Serbia |
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), Papua New Guinea or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Papua New Guinea and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Serbia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Serbia rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 111th 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.