Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.58 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) is 4.58, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) peaked at 8.29 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.58, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 101st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.29 | — |
| 2001 | 8.12 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.94 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.86 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.68 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.6 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.42 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.34 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.16 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.99 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 6.81 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.63 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.45 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.19 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.01 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.83 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.56 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.38 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.03 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.85 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.76 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.58 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.64 | 6.99 | 8.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.91 | 5.03 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 4.58 | 4.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.47 compare
- 99 Bahamas 3.41 compare
- 100 Brunei Darussalam 3.3 compare
- 101 Iraq 3.27 compare
- 102 Barbados 3.25 compare
- 103 Palestine, State of 3.18 compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 3.14 compare
More health data for ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,997 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.47 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.58 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) was 4.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.58 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) ranks 101st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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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