Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Brunei
Brunei: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) was 3.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Brunei, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Brunei is 3.3, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Brunei peaked at 13.46 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2022.
Brunei ranks 100th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.46 | — |
| 1991 | 13.02 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 12.61 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 12.22 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 11.86 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 11.53 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 11.21 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 10.92 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 10.64 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 10.38 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.12 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 9.85 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.58 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.28 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.97 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.64 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 8.29 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.92 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 7.54 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.15 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.76 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.38 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 6 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.64 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.98 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.68 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.41 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.16 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.92 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 3.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.89, 1.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 3.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.79 | 10.38 | 13.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.73 | 7.15 | 10.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 3.92 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Brunei?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Brunei was 3.3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 13.46 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Brunei ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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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