Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 5.02 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) is 5.02, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) peaked at 10.68 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) 94th 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_LLDC (LLDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.68 | — |
| 2001 | 10.33 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.05 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.5 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.25 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.97 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.67 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 8.39 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.15 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.88 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.35 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.07 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.58 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.32 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.1 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.85 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.63 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.43 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 5.25 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.02 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.38 | 8.15 | 10.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 | 5.63 | 7.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 | 5.02 | 5.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- 91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.81 compare
- 92 Tunisia 3.8 compare
- 93 Saint Lucia 3.7 compare
- 94 Syria 3.58 compare
- 95 Jordan 3.53 compare
- 96 Israel 3.52 compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 3.49 compare
More health data for ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,052 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 50.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 20.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.66 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.79 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.26 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) was 5.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.68 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 94th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_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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