Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europe (UNSDG)
Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.06 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.06
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
140th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.29
in 2001
All-time low
2
in 2019
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe (UNSDG) stood at 2.06.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 2.29 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.
Europe (UNSDG) ranks 140th 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.28 | — |
| 2001 | 2.29 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.25 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.25 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.24 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.22 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.18 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.16 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.15 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.12 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.08 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.06 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.03 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.01 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.01 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.01 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.04 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.06 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.22 | 2.15 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 2 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Europe (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,933 (2100)
- Child deaths 4,831 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.98 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.7189 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5479 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 22,306 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Europe (UNSDG) was 2.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Europe (UNSDG) ranks 140th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe (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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