Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Guyana
Guyana: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 7.45 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Guyana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Guyana stood at 7.45. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Guyana peaked at 11.94 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.45, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 52nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.94 | — |
| 1991 | 11.65 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.36 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 11.07 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.78 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 10.5 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 10.21 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 9.93 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.65 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 9.39 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 9.14 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.9 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.69 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.5 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.33 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.19 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.07 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.98 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.84 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.79 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.75 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.72 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.7 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.67 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.65 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.63 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.59 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.59 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.57 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.52 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.49 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.45 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.65 | 9.39 | 11.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.35 | 7.84 | 9.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.67 | 7.57 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.49 | 7.45 | 7.52 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Guyana?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Guyana was 7.45 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.94 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.45 in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Guyana ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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