Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
Eastern Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.11 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Europe (UNSDG) recorded 2.11 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 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 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 2.76 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.11, in 2022.
That places Eastern Europe (UNSDG) 138th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.69 | — |
| 2001 | 2.74 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.72 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.76 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.75 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.73 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.72 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.68 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.67 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.64 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.59 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.49 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.42 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.34 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.31 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.23 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.22 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.13 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.11 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.11 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.71 | 2.64 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 | 2.14 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,685 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 59.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 25.4 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.68 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.06 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) was 2.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Eastern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 138th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe (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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