Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12.21 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 12.21. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 30.07 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.21, in 2022.
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 29th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.07 | — |
| 2001 | 29.31 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.56 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 27.71 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.93 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 26.09 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 25.32 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.41 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.57 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.73 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 21.83 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 20.93 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 20.1 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.32 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 17.51 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.71 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 15.92 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.13 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 14.34 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 13.63 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 12.92 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.21 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.47 | 22.73 | 30.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18 | 14.34 | 21.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.92 | 12.21 | 13.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- 26 Gambia 11.53 compare
- 27 Uganda 11.48 compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 11.26 compare
- 29 Cambodia 11.15 compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.53 compare
- 31 Mozambique 10.03 compare
- 32 Nepal 9.93 compare
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 149,287 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 12.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.07 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.21 in 2022.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 29th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (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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