Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.63 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies stood at 4.63. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies peaked at 9.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.63, in 2022.
ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 100th 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_WB Upper Middle Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.81 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.67 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.47 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.33 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.11 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.96 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.75 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.52 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.3 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 7.07 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.86 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.56 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.34 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.11 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.83 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.61 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.39 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.18 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.98 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.84 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.63 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.38 | 7.52 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 | 5.18 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 | 4.63 | 4.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 3.49 compare
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.47 compare
- 99 Bahamas 3.41 compare
- 100 Brunei Darussalam 3.3 compare
- 101 Iraq 3.27 compare
- 102 Barbados 3.25 compare
- 103 Palestine, State of 3.18 compare
More health data for ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 8,361 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 40.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.14 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.05 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.68 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.35 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies was 4.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 100th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Upper 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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