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

051015201990200620221990: 17.71991: 17.41992: 17.11993: 16.81994: 16.51995: 16.21996: 15.91997: 15.71998: 15.41999: 15.12000: 14.92001: 14.72002: 14.42003: 14.22004: 14.12005: 13.92006: 13.82007: 13.72008: 13.62009: 13.52010: 13.42011: 13.32012: 13.32013: 13.22014: 13.22015: 13.22016: 13.22017: 13.22018: 13.22019: 13.22020: 13.22021: 13.22022: 13.2

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

Annual values for Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Haiti, 1990 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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