Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Cyprus
Cyprus: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.84 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.84
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.13
in 1990
All-time low
1.78
in 2015
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Cyprus, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.84 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Cyprus peaked at 2.13 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.78, in 2015.
Cyprus ranks 146th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.13 | — |
| 1991 | 2.1 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.03 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.97 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.92 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.91 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.89 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.88 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.86 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.85 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.85 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.84 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.83 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.82 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.81 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.78 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.79 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.82 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.84 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1.91 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.78 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 | 1.8 | 1.84 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Cyprus?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Cyprus was 1.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Cyprus ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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