Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.16 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 2.16, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 3.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 2022.
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 134th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.01 | — |
| 2001 | 2.96 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.93 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.88 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.83 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.75 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.65 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.64 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.56 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.54 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.47 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.45 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.41 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.37 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.32 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.28 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.24 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.23 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.19 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.16 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 | 2.64 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.24 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 131 North Macedonia 2.29 compare
- 132 Costa Rica 2.25 compare
- 132 Denmark 2.25 compare
- 134 United Arab Emirates 2.14 compare
- 135 Türkiye 2.12 compare
- 136 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.05 compare
- 137 Uruguay 2.02 compare
More health data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -29.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,650 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.14 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 17,081 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.87 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 24,839 (2024)
- Child deaths 7,758 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5179 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 5,589 (2024)
All data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 2.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2022.
- How does Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 134th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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