Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECLAC_Latin America
ECLAC_Latin America: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.46 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ECLAC_Latin America, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Latin America stood at 2.46. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Latin America peaked at 3.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.46, in 2022.
That places ECLAC_Latin America 125th 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 ECLAC_Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.82 | — |
| 2001 | 3.69 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.57 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.46 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.39 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.31 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.16 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.02 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.96 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.88 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.84 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.78 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.73 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.7 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.67 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.62 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.58 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.54 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.53 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.49 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.46 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.37 | 3.02 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.54 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Latin America
More health data for ECLAC_Latin America
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,053 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.72 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.67 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.66 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ECLAC_Latin America was 2.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 in 2022.
- How does ECLAC_Latin America rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ECLAC_Latin America ranks 125th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC_Latin America 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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