Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 18.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is 18.32, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peaked at 20.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.32, in 2022.
That places Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 1st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8 | — |
| 2001 | 20.66 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 20.54 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.41 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.28 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.11 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 19.99 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 19.82 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.69 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.53 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.39 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.24 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.07 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 18.92 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 18.81 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.69 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.59 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.55 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.44 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.41 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.38 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.34 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.32 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.18 | 19.53 | 20.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.81 | 18.41 | 19.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.35 | 18.32 | 18.38 | 3 |
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More health data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4752 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 83,439 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 51,679 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 147,567 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 31,708 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,954 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 95,836 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 64,128 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
All data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was 18.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.32 in 2022.
- How does Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 1st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 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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