Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in India
India: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.86 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in India, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in India is 13.86, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in India peaked at 41.43 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.86, in 2022.
India ranks 13th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.43 | — |
| 1991 | 40.54 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 39.69 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 38.87 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 38.08 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 37.33 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 36.58 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 35.84 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 35.08 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 34.3 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 33.51 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 32.71 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 31.89 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 31.05 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 30.2 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 29.34 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 28.45 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.55 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.63 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 25.68 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 24.72 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 23.75 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 22.77 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 21.79 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 20.83 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.89 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.97 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 18.07 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 17.19 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.33 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 15.48 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 14.66 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 13.86 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.77 | 34.3 | 41.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7 | 25.68 | 33.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.43 | 16.33 | 24.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 | 13.86 | 15.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in India?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in India was 13.86 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 41.43 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.86 in 2022.
- How does India rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- India ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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