Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Congo
Congo: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.63 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Congo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Congo is 13.63, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Congo peaked at 18.78 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.63, in 2022.
Congo ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.78 | — |
| 1991 | 18.63 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.48 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.33 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.18 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.02 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.86 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 17.68 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.5 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.32 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 17.14 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.94 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.75 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.54 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.33 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.12 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.9 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.68 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 15.46 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 15.24 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.02 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.81 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.61 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.42 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.26 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.12 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.9 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.82 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.75 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.7 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.66 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 13.63 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.08 | 17.32 | 18.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.21 | 15.24 | 17.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.27 | 13.75 | 15.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.66 | 13.63 | 13.7 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Congo?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Congo was 13.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.78 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 in 2022.
- How does Congo rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Congo ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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