Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 5.68 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 5.68 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.68, in 2022.
That places East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 86th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 10.78 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.57 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.41 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.17 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 10 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.75 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.56 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.31 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 9.05 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.78 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.52 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.28 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.94 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 7.68 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.42 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.1 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.84 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 6.59 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.34 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 6.1 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.92 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.68 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.06 | 9.05 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 | 6.34 | 8.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 | 5.68 | 6.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,751 (2100)
- Child deaths 56,161 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 140,023 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 83,862 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.95 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.66 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4979 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,253 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 5.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 in 2022.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 86th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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