Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.49 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 2.49 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 3.86 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 2022.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 124th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.86 | — |
| 2001 | 3.73 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.49 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.42 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.25 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.19 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.05 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.99 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.91 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.81 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.76 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.73 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.65 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.55 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.52 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.49 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3.05 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 | 2.57 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 3 |
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More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,656 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 2.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 2022.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 124th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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