Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 5.85 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 5.85 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 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 10.62 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.85, in 2022.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 80th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.62 | — |
| 2001 | 10.44 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.25 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.11 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.91 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.76 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.53 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.37 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.15 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.92 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.68 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.44 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.22 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.92 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.68 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 7.44 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.15 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.67 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.46 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.23 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.07 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 5.85 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.81 | 8.92 | 10.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 | 6.46 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 | 5.85 | 6.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 68,835 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 5.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.62 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 in 2022.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 80th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (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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