Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 13.48, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 15.88 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.48, in 2022.
That places Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 16th 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 and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.88 | — |
| 2001 | 15.76 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.64 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.49 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.37 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.21 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.06 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.91 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.79 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.65 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.51 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.36 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.21 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.08 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.97 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.85 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.76 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.7 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.61 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.57 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.55 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.51 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 13.48 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.28 | 14.65 | 15.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.96 | 13.57 | 14.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.51 | 13.48 | 13.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 13.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.88 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.48 in 2022.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 16th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (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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