Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.23 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
13.23
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 193 countries
All-time high
17.68
in 1990
All-time low
13.19
in 2017
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Haiti, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 13.23 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Haiti peaked at 17.68 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.19, in 2017.
Haiti ranks 17th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.68 | — |
| 1991 | 17.39 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 17.11 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 16.82 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 16.53 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 16.24 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 15.95 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.67 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.39 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 15.12 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 14.88 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 14.65 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 14.44 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.25 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.08 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.92 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.79 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.67 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.57 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.48 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.34 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.29 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.25 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.23 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.22 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.19 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.21 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.23 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.39 | 15.12 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.07 | 13.48 | 14.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.25 | 13.19 | 13.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.21 | 13.2 | 13.23 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2189 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Haiti?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Haiti was 13.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 17.68 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.19 in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Haiti ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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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