Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) was 12.57 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Djibouti, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Djibouti is 12.57, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Djibouti peaked at 17.01 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.57, in 2022.
That places Djibouti 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.01 | — |
| 1991 | 16.89 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 16.76 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.64 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.51 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.39 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.26 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.11 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 15.94 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 15.78 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.61 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 15.43 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.25 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.07 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 14.89 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.72 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.53 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.35 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.16 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.98 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.62 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.45 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.29 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.15 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.03 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.93 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.84 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.77 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.71 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.66 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.61 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.57 | -0.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 12.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.21, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 12.57 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.53, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.43 | 15.78 | 17.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8 | 13.98 | 15.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 | 12.71 | 13.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.61 | 12.57 | 12.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Djibouti?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Djibouti was 12.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 17.01 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.57 in 2022.
- How does Djibouti rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Djibouti ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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