Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Japan
Japan: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 8.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.93
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.93
in 2022
All-time low
8.01
in 1993
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Japan is 8.93, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Japan peaked at 8.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.01, in 1993.
Japan ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.03 | — |
| 1991 | 8.02 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 8.02 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.01 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.01 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.03 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.05 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.08 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.11 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.14 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.19 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.25 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.31 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.35 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.41 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.46 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.52 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.58 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.63 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.67 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.71 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.74 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.77 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.78 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.79 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.81 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.83 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.84 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.86 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.87 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.9 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.93 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.05 | 8.01 | 8.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.44 | 8.19 | 8.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 8.71 | 8.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9 | 8.87 | 8.93 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 38 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.34 compare
- 39 Mali 9.28 compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 9.01 compare
- 42 Indonesia 8.73 compare
- 43 Rwanda 8.59 compare
- 44 Mauritania 8.54 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0236 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Japan?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Japan was 8.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 in 1993.
- How does Japan rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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