Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12.62 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies stood at 12.62. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies peaked at 30.27 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.62, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies 22nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.27 | — |
| 2001 | 29.54 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 28.81 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 28 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 27.25 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 26.43 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 25.68 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.79 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 23.96 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 23.13 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.23 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 21.33 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 20.5 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.61 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 18.72 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 17.92 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 17.12 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 16.32 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.53 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 14.74 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 14.03 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 13.33 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 12.62 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.79 | 23.13 | 30.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4 | 14.74 | 22.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.32 | 12.62 | 14.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,920 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.94 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.45 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 17.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 23.02 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies was 12.62 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 30.27 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.62 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies ranks 22nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies 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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