Somalia vs South-East Asia (WHO region): Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Somalia
19.5%
in 2024
South-East Asia (WHO region)
12.0%
in 2024
Somalia rank
5th
South-East Asia (WHO region) rank
2nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Somalia
- South-East Asia (WHO region)
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 19.5% against 12.0% in South-East Asia (WHO region), a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times South-East Asia (WHO region)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South-East Asia (WHO region) ahead.
Somalia ranks 5th and South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and South-East Asia (WHO region) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South-East Asia (WHO region) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.9% | 44.4% | 23.4% | South-East Asia (WHO region) |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 36.5% | 16.2% | South-East Asia (WHO region) |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 28.7% | 9.0% | South-East Asia (WHO region) |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 19.6% | 0.6% | South-East Asia (WHO region) |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 13.4% | 5.9% | Somalia |
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), Somalia or South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Somalia, at 19.5% against 12.0% in South-East Asia (WHO region) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Somalia and South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- 7.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South-East Asia (WHO region) rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Somalia ranks 5th and South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 2nd 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.