Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Finland
Finland: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.19 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.19
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
181st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.79
in 1990
All-time low
1.15
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Finland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.19 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Finland peaked at 1.79 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 2016.
Finland ranks 181st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.79 | — |
| 1991 | 1.74 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.64 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.59 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.55 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.52 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.48 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.45 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.37 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.32 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.26 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.21 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.16 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.16 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.19 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.43 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 1.21 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Finland?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Finland was 1.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Finland ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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