Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.58 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 4.58. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 8.29 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.58, in 2022.
Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 101st 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 Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.29 | — |
| 2001 | 8.12 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.94 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.86 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.68 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.6 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.42 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.34 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.16 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.99 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 6.81 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.63 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.45 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.19 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.01 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.83 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.56 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.38 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.03 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.85 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.76 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.58 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.64 | 6.99 | 8.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.91 | 5.03 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 4.58 | 4.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.47 compare
- 99 Bahamas 3.41 compare
- 100 Brunei Darussalam 3.3 compare
- 101 Iraq 3.27 compare
- 102 Barbados 3.25 compare
- 103 Palestine, State of 3.18 compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 3.14 compare
More health data for Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -14.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,990 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.16 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,961 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.61 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.55 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,755 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,794 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 4.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.58 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 101st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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