Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 11.81 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 11.81 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Kenya peaked at 16.14 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.81, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.14 | — |
| 1991 | 16.01 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.88 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.76 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 15.63 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 15.51 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.38 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.24 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 15.1 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 14.95 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.8 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.64 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.47 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.29 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 14.11 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.92 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 13.72 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.52 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.32 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.12 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.93 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.75 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.58 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.42 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.29 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.17 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.08 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.94 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.86 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.84 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.81 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.56 | 14.95 | 16.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.99 | 13.12 | 14.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.31 | 11.9 | 12.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 | 11.81 | 11.86 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Kenya?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Kenya was 11.81 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.14 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.81 in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Kenya ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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