Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 17.37 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
17.37
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.43
in 1990
All-time low
17.37
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Madagascar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 17.37 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Madagascar peaked at 21.43 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.37, in 2022.
Madagascar ranks 8th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.43 | — |
| 1991 | 21.35 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 21.27 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 21.2 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 21.13 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 21.06 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 20.99 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 20.91 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 20.82 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 20.74 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 20.65 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 20.55 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.44 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.32 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.2 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.07 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.93 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.77 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.61 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 19.43 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.25 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.05 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.85 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.65 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.47 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.29 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.13 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.98 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.85 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 17.72 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.6 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.48 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.37 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.09 | 20.74 | 21.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1 | 19.43 | 20.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.42 | 17.72 | 19.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.48 | 17.37 | 17.6 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Madagascar was 17.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 21.43 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.37 in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Madagascar ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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