Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in América Latina y el Caribe
América Latina y el Caribe: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.49 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in América Latina y el Caribe, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in América Latina y el Caribe stood at 2.49. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in América Latina y el Caribe peaked at 3.86 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 2022.
That places América Latina y el Caribe 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in América Latina y el Caribe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.86 | — |
| 2001 | 3.73 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.49 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.42 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.25 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.19 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.05 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.99 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.91 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.81 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.76 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.73 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.65 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.55 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.52 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.49 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3.05 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 | 2.57 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 3 |
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More health data for América Latina y el Caribe
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in América Latina y el Caribe was 2.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 2022.
- How does América Latina y el Caribe rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- América Latina y el Caribe ranks 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this América Latina y el Caribe 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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