Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Czechia
Czechia: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.24 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Czechia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 1.24 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Czechia peaked at 1.71 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 2021.
That places Czechia 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5 | — |
| 1991 | 1.54 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.57 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.61 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.67 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.69 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.71 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.7 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.68 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.66 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.62 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.59 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.55 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.52 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.47 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.42 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.36 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.31 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.28 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.26 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 | 1.5 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 1.52 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Czechia?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Czechia was 1.24 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 1998.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Czechia ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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