Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 16.68 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (African Union) stood at 16.68. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 19.13 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.68, in 2022.
That places Eastern Africa (African Union) 4th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.13 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.88 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.74 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.62 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 18.46 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 18.32 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 18.16 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.04 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.89 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.74 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.61 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.45 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 17.3 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.18 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.06 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.95 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.91 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.81 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.77 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.74 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.71 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.68 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.52 | 17.89 | 19.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.18 | 16.77 | 17.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.71 | 16.68 | 16.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (African Union)
More health data for Eastern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 16,377 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,009 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,391 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 177,529 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 44,051 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,971 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 122,571 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 78,520 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.69 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 16.68 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.13 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 4th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (African Union) 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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