Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.02 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) is 13.02, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) peaked at 32.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.02, in 2022.
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 19th 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 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.21 | — |
| 2001 | 31.41 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 30.6 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 29.7 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.88 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 27.99 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 27.18 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.3 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 24.39 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.42 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 22.44 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 21.54 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 20.58 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 19.62 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 18.75 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.89 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 17.03 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 16.17 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.32 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.54 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 13.78 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 13.02 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.39 | 24.39 | 32.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.28 | 15.32 | 23.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 | 13.02 | 14.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
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- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.03 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 19.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24.78 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) was 13.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.21 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.02 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) 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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