Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Central Asia (UNSDG)
Central Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.93 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Central Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central Asia (UNSDG) is 2.93, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 4.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.93, in 2022.
That places Central Asia (UNSDG) 116th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Central Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.45 | — |
| 2001 | 4.31 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.13 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.04 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.98 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.92 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.76 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.75 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.66 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.59 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.55 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.49 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.34 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.25 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.23 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.14 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.07 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.03 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.98 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.93 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.03 | 3.75 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 | 3.07 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 | 2.93 | 3.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Central Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,720 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.25 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 11,452 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.27 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 15,857 (2024)
- Child deaths 4,405 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 3,373 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Central Asia (UNSDG) was 2.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 in 2022.
- How does Central Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 116th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central 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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