Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Chad
Chad: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 16 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Chad, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Chad is 16, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Chad peaked at 23.2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2022.
That places Chad 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.2 | — |
| 1991 | 23.01 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 22.81 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 22.62 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 22.43 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.22 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 21.99 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.75 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 21.5 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 21.25 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 20.99 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 20.72 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 20.44 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.15 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 19.86 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 19.56 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 19.26 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.97 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.67 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.37 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.07 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 17.55 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.33 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.12 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.94 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.77 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.62 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.48 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.34 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.22 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.11 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 16 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.28 | 21.25 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7 | 18.37 | 20.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1 | 16.34 | 18.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.11 | 16 | 16.22 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Chad?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Chad was 16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2022.
- How does Chad rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Chad ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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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