Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 6.25 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Caribbean (UNSDG) is 6.25, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 8.19 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.25, in 2022.
Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 77th 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 Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.19 | — |
| 2001 | 7.94 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 7.74 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 7.55 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.43 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.29 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.17 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.04 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.93 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.87 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.75 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.67 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.61 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.52 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.47 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.46 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.41 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.35 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.35 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.29 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.29 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.25 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.41 | 6.87 | 8.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 | 6.3 | 6.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 | 6.25 | 6.29 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (UNSDG)
More health data for Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 350.27 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.41 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.94 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.75 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 2.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.8 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 71.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 6.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.19 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 in 2022.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 77th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean (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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