Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europa Occidental
Europa Occidental: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.99 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.99
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
144th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.04
in 2000
All-time low
1.82
in 2015
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europa Occidental, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europa Occidental stood at 1.99.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europa Occidental peaked at 2.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2015.
Europa Occidental ranks 144th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europa Occidental, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.04 | — |
| 2001 | 2.02 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.97 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.94 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.88 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.85 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.82 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.82 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.82 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.83 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.82 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.84 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.85 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.86 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.88 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.94 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.99 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.85 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 | 1.9 | 1.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europa Occidental
- 141 Latvia 1.92 compare
- 142 Luxembourg 1.91 compare
- 143 Austria 1.89 compare
- 144 Spain 1.88 compare
- 145 Republic of Moldova 1.87 compare
- 146 Cyprus 1.84 compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.83 compare
More health data for Europa Occidental
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,470 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,612 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.5994 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.8382 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,712 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6158 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 1,897 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europa Occidental?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europa Occidental was 1.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2015.
- How does Europa Occidental rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Europa Occidental ranks 144th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Europa Occidental?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europa Occidental 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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