Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico
Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 5.78 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico is 5.78, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 10.49 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.78, in 2022.
Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 82nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.49 | — |
| 2001 | 10.31 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.12 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.99 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.78 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.63 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.42 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.26 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.04 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.81 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.57 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.34 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.12 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.82 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.58 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 7.35 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.06 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.82 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.59 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.38 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.15 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 6 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 5.78 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.68 | 8.81 | 10.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 | 6.38 | 8.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 | 5.78 | 6.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia Oriental y Pacífico
More health data for Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,918 (2100)
- Child deaths 57,013 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.07 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 142,260 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 85,247 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.59 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.52 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 103,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 5.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.49 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 in 2022.
- How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 82nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico 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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