Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank 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 (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions) peaked at 3.86 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 2022.
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) ranks 120th 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 (World Bank regions), 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 |
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More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
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- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.82 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.71 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.3 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank 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 (World Bank 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 2022.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank 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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