Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Belarus
Belarus: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.77 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Belarus, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1.77 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Belarus peaked at 2.73 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2022.
Belarus ranks 151st 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.72 | — |
| 1991 | 2.72 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.72 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.72 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.73 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.73 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.73 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.73 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.73 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.72 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.72 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.69 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.67 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.65 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.62 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.55 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.45 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.15 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.97 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.91 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.87 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.83 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.77 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.73 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 | 2.45 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 1.87 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.77 | 1.83 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Belarus?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Belarus was 1.77 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 1994.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Belarus ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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