Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 6.21 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) is 6.21, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) peaked at 11.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.21, in 2022.
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 78th 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 Mediterranean (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.32 | — |
| 2001 | 11.02 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10.74 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.44 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.16 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.91 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.64 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 9.38 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.15 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.91 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.67 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.41 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.16 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.89 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.65 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.22 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.85 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.68 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.51 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.37 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.21 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.07 | 8.91 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 6.68 | 8.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 | 6.21 | 6.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,337 (2100)
- Child deaths 135,374 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.56 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 352,758 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.33 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 217,384 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 109,734 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 137,386 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) was 6.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.21 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 78th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO 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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