Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 11.69 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) recorded 11.69 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 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) peaked at 17.68 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.69, in 2022.
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) ranks 39th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.68 | — |
| 2001 | 17.47 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.22 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.97 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.71 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.45 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 16.15 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.86 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.51 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.16 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.81 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.49 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.17 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 13.86 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.55 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.29 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.01 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.78 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.53 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.1 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.69 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.52 | 15.16 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.48 | 12.3 | 14.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.89 | 11.69 | 12.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- 36 Nigeria 9.61 compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 9.4 compare
- 38 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.34 compare
- 39 Mali 9.28 compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 9.01 compare
- 41 Japan 8.93 compare
- 42 Indonesia 8.73 compare
More health data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,070 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3177 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,492 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 63,976 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 122,658 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,511 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 101,677 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,166 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.65 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was 11.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.68 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 in 2022.
- How does Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) ranks 39th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 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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