Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): 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 (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) is 2.49, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 3.86 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 2022.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 120th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.86 | — |
| 2001 | 3.72 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.49 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.42 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.33 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.25 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.18 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.09 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.05 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.98 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.91 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.81 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.76 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.72 | -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 | -1.4% |
| 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 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 117 Bahrain 2.63 compare
- 117 Switzerland 2.63 compare
- 119 Paraguay 2.54 compare
- 120 Panama 2.5 compare
- 121 Russian Federation 2.49 compare
- 122 Bulgaria 2.48 compare
- 123 Uzbekistan 2.42 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 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 (UNSDG)?
- 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 (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 2022.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 120th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 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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