Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)
ECE_Euro area (EMU): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.1 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
2.1
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
139th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.1
in 2022
All-time low
1.84
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) stood at 2.1. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 2.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2010.
ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 139th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.02 | — |
| 2001 | 2.02 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.97 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.93 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.87 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.87 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.84 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.85 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.85 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.87 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.91 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.93 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.93 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.96 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.05 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.86 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 | 2 | 2.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- 136 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.05 compare
- 137 Uruguay 2.02 compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 2 compare
- 139 Slovakia 1.98 compare
- 140 Italy 1.96 compare
- 141 Latvia 1.92 compare
- 142 Luxembourg 1.91 compare
More health data for ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,306 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 48.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 17.35 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.91 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.33 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 2.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2010.
- How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 139th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) 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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