Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.61 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) stood at 2.61. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) peaked at 3.25 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.61, in 2022.
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 118th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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_North and Central Asia (NCA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.18 | — |
| 2001 | 3.22 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.19 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.25 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.23 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.22 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.18 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.17 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.16 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.14 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.13 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.05 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.03 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.94 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.86 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.83 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.76 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.74 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.65 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.64 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.63 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.61 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 3.16 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.65 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
More health data for ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,015 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.75 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.85 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) was 2.61 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 118th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 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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