Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) was 11.83 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) stood at 11.83. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) peaked at 30.53 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.83, in 2022.
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 38th 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 (Crude estimate) in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.53 | — |
| 2001 | 29.84 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.04 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 28.16 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 27.31 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 26.45 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 25.6 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 24.68 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.77 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.78 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 21.84 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 20.86 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 19.88 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 18.94 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 18.02 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 17.17 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.34 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.53 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 14.74 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.98 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 13.24 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.54 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 11.83 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.82 | 22.78 | 30.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.73 | 13.98 | 21.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 | 11.83 | 13.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- 35 Guinea 9.79 compare
- 36 Nigeria 9.61 compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 9.4 compare
- 38 North Korea 9.34 compare
- 39 Mali 9.28 compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 9.01 compare
- 41 Japan 8.93 compare
More health data for ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,722 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.27 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 20 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) was 11.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.53 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.83 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 38th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 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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