Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12.43 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) recorded 12.43 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) peaked at 14.76 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.43, in 2022.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 26th 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 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.76 | — |
| 2001 | 14.62 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.49 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.37 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.22 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.94 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.81 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.68 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.54 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.41 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.26 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.12 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.99 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.81 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.72 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.67 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.56 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.52 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.47 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.43 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.15 | 13.54 | 14.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 | 12.56 | 13.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.47 | 12.43 | 12.52 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
More health data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4112 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 141,256 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 109,295 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 259,516 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,532 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 441,343 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 190,792 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 118,260 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 (2022)
All data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was 12.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.76 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.43 in 2022.
- How does Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 26th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 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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