Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.89 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) recorded 1.89 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) peaked at 1.98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2017.
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 146th 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_PACIFIC (PAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.98 | — |
| 2001 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.91 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.88 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.87 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.85 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.85 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.85 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.83 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.84 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.84 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.82 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.82 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.82 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.82 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.82 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.83 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.89 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
More health data for ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 62.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.18 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.83 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.93 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) was 1.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2017.
- How does ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 146th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 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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