Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 9.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs recorded 9.48 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 5.3% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs peaked at 23.49 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.48, in 2022.
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 62nd 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 ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.49 | — |
| 2001 | 22.95 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 22.35 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.7 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.05 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 20.39 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.73 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.02 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 18.32 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.58 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.86 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.13 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 15.41 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 14.71 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 14.03 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.41 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.79 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 12.2 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 11.61 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.05 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 10.51 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 10.01 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 9.48 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.66 | 17.58 | 23.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.82 | 11.05 | 16.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 9.48 | 10.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- 59 Sao Tome and Principe 6.46 compare
- 60 Afghanistan 6.45 compare
- 61 Comoros 6.34 compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 6.22 compare
- 63 Cameroon 6.16 compare
- 63 Thailand 6.16 compare
- 65 Ghana 6.08 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,907 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 37.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.88 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.88 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs was 9.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The highest recorded value was 23.49 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 62nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 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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