Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Americas (UNSDG)
Americas (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.19 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Americas (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Americas (UNSDG) recorded 2.19 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Americas (UNSDG) peaked at 2.95 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 2022.
Americas (UNSDG) ranks 132nd of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Americas (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.95 | — |
| 2001 | 2.88 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.81 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.71 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.67 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.54 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.49 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.47 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.43 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.39 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.33 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.28 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.27 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.24 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.25 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.23 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.19 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2.47 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 | 2.23 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2.19 | 2.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (UNSDG)
- 129 Romania 2.3 compare
- 129 Georgia 2.3 compare
- 131 North Macedonia 2.29 compare
- 132 Costa Rica 2.25 compare
- 132 Denmark 2.25 compare
- 134 United Arab Emirates 2.14 compare
- 135 Türkiye 2.12 compare
More health data for Americas (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,479 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 67.5 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.91 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 37.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.96 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Americas (UNSDG) was 2.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 2022.
- How does Americas (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Americas (UNSDG) ranks 132nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (UNSDG) 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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