Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12.59 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 12.59, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 16.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.59, in 2022.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.52 | — |
| 2001 | 16.31 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 16.09 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.88 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.65 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.43 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 15.19 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.94 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.72 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.49 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.27 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.06 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.86 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.7 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.55 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.41 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.26 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.15 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.01 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.89 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.79 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.7 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.59 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.52 | 14.49 | 16.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.52 | 12.89 | 14.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.69 | 12.59 | 12.79 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More health data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 40,646 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 30.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.25 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.94 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 12.59 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.52 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.59 in 2022.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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