Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Malawi
Malawi: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 7.86 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Malawi stood at 7.86. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Malawi peaked at 13.31 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.86, in 2022.
Malawi ranks 50th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.31 | — |
| 1991 | 13.08 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 12.86 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 12.64 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.43 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 12.25 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 12.07 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 11.88 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 11.68 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.49 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 11.32 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 11.13 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.93 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.73 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.52 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 10.31 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.09 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.87 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.62 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.37 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.13 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.92 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.72 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.55 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.28 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.17 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.08 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.01 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.96 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.92 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.89 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.86 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.37 | 11.49 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.39 | 9.37 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.42 | 7.96 | 9.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.89 | 7.86 | 7.92 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Malawi?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Malawi was 7.86 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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