Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECLAC_Carribean
ECLAC_Carribean: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.22 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECLAC_Carribean, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Carribean stood at 4.22.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Carribean peaked at 5.27 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.17, in 2020.
ECLAC_Carribean ranks 104th 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 ECLAC_Carribean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.27 | — |
| 2001 | 5.11 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.93 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.86 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.73 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.62 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.52 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.48 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.42 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.38 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.27 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.24 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.22 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.19 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.17 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.18 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.21 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.18 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.17 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.23 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.22 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.73 | 4.38 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 | 4.17 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 | 4.17 | 4.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Carribean
- 101 Iraq 3.27 compare
- 102 Barbados 3.25 compare
- 103 Palestine, State of 3.18 compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 3.14 compare
- 105 Papua New Guinea 3.09 compare
- 106 Bhutan 3.08 compare
- 107 Honduras 3.06 compare
More health data for ECLAC_Carribean
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 63.42 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.67 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.31 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.64 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Carribean was 4.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 2020.
- How does ECLAC_Carribean rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ECLAC_Carribean ranks 104th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC_Carribean 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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