Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
ECE_West Balkans (ST7): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.01 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_West Balkans (ST7) recorded 2.01 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) peaked at 2.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2022.
That places ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 143rd 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 ECE_West Balkans (ST7), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.57 | — |
| 2001 | 2.56 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.51 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.51 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.47 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.44 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.38 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.36 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.29 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.29 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.27 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.16 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.07 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.06 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.05 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.01 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.46 | 2.36 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 2.06 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 3 |
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More health data for ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 68.41 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.4 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.03 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) was 2.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2022.
- How does ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 143rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 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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