Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.38 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) recorded 2.38 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 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) peaked at 3.01 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 2022.
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 127th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.95 | — |
| 2001 | 2.98 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.96 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.01 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.99 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.98 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.93 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.92 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.93 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.89 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.87 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.81 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.78 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.71 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.63 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.51 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.43 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.42 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.41 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.38 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.96 | 2.92 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.43 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.38 | 2.42 | 3 |
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More health data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,135 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.44 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 18.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.64 (2020)
All data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) was 2.38 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2022.
- How does ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 127th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) 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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