Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Greece
Greece: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.31 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Greece, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Greece is 1.31, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Greece peaked at 2.25 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2016.
Greece ranks 175th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.25 | — |
| 1991 | 2.21 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.17 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.13 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.09 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.01 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.97 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.93 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.88 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.79 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.75 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.46 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.42 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.39 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.33 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.31 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.29 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.28 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.28 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 | 1.88 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 | 1.42 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Greece?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Greece was 1.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Greece ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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