Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Melanesia (UNSDG)
Melanesia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 3.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Melanesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Melanesia (UNSDG) recorded 3.1 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Melanesia (UNSDG) peaked at 3.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2022.
Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 112th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Melanesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9 | — |
| 2001 | 3.8 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.79 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.67 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.58 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.55 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.53 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.43 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.42 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.31 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.27 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.26 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.17 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.15 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.14 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.14 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.12 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.11 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.11 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.64 | 3.42 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 3.12 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 | 3.1 | 3.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia (UNSDG)
- 109 Turkmenistan 2.93 compare
- 110 Colombia 2.8 compare
- 111 El Salvador 2.75 compare
- 112 Armenia 2.71 compare
- 113 Serbia 2.68 compare
- 114 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.67 compare
- 115 Guatemala 2.66 compare
More health data for Melanesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 274.01 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 52.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 21.76 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.69 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.16 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.11 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Melanesia (UNSDG) was 3.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2022.
- How does Melanesia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 112th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia (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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