Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12.09 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) is 12.09, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) peaked at 29.75 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.09, in 2022.
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 34th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.75 | — |
| 2001 | 28.99 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.25 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 27.41 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.65 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 25.82 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 25.06 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.17 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.34 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.51 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 21.62 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 20.73 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 19.91 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.03 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.14 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 17.33 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 16.54 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 15.75 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 14.97 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 14.19 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 13.49 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 12.79 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.09 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.19 | 22.51 | 29.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.82 | 14.19 | 21.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.79 | 12.09 | 13.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- 31 Mozambique 10.03 compare
- 32 Nepal 9.93 compare
- 33 Philippines 9.87 compare
- 34 Angola 9.81 compare
- 35 Guinea 9.79 compare
- 36 Nigeria 9.61 compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 9.4 compare
More health data for ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,637 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.3 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.82 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.78 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 18.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) was 12.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.75 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.09 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 34th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 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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