Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Albania
Albania: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.29 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Albania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Albania stood at 1.29. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Albania peaked at 1.54 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2022.
Albania ranks 176th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.54 | — |
| 1991 | 1.53 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.52 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.51 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.49 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.48 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.47 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.46 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.45 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.43 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.38 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.37 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.36 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.31 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.29 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Albania?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Albania was 1.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Albania ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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