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
0246198020022024

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.

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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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