Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 9.01 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 9.01 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 13.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.01, in 2022.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.97 | — |
| 1991 | 13.79 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 13.62 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 13.46 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 13.31 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.19 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.06 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.94 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.81 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 12.68 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.56 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.45 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.35 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.24 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.12 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.99 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.84 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.68 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.49 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.29 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.07 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.85 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.63 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.41 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.21 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.02 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.84 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.67 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.51 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.38 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.24 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.12 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.01 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.28 | 12.68 | 13.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12 | 11.29 | 12.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.16 | 9.38 | 11.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.12 | 9.01 | 9.24 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Equatorial Guinea was 9.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.01 in 2022.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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