Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 5.33 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States stood at 5.33. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States peaked at 5.76 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.33, in 2022.
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 89th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_Small Islands Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.69 | — |
| 2001 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.76 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.72 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.69 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.66 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.68 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.69 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.68 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.66 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.67 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.65 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.61 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.61 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.58 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.54 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.49 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.49 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.45 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.41 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.41 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.36 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.33 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.69 | 5.66 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 | 5.41 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 | 5.33 | 5.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- 86 China 4.09 compare
- 87 Cuba 4.03 compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 3.98 compare
- 89 France 3.96 compare
- 90 Seychelles 3.85 compare
- 91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.81 compare
- 92 Tunisia 3.8 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 340.35 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 47.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.32 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 33.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.2 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.08 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States was 5.33 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 89th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States 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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