Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.94 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) is 1.94, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 2.12 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2017.
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 145th 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 Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.11 | — |
| 2001 | 2.12 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.09 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.06 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.06 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.04 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.02 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.96 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.95 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.93 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.92 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.89 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.88 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.91 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.91 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.94 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.99 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- 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
- 148 Belgium 1.8 compare
More health data for Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,303 (2100)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.47 (2024)
- Child deaths 8,749 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 23,901 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8165 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,152 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5576 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 38,794 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) was 1.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2017.
- How does Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 145th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 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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