Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
Eastern Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 15.22 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) stood at 15.22. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 17.93 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.22, in 2022.
That places Eastern Africa (UNSDG) 8th 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.93 | — |
| 2001 | 17.79 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 17.66 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.52 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 17.38 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.21 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 17.06 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.89 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.75 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.58 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.43 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.27 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.1 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.95 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.82 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.69 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.57 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.51 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.35 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.32 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.27 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 15.22 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.28 | 16.58 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.81 | 15.35 | 16.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.27 | 15.22 | 15.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 18,688 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.07 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.57 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.11 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 57.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) was 15.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.93 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.22 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 8th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (UNSDG) 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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