Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Micronesia (UNSDG)
Micronesia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Micronesia (UNSDG), 2002–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Micronesia (UNSDG) recorded 1.32 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Micronesia (UNSDG) peaked at 1.61 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.32, in 2022.
That places Micronesia (UNSDG) 155th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Micronesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.61 | — |
| 2003 | 1.57 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.52 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.51 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.47 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.43 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.41 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.39 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.34 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.33 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.43 | 1.61 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (UNSDG)
- 152 Qatar 1.76 compare
- 153 Iceland 1.75 compare
- 153 Canada 1.75 compare
- 155 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.74 compare
- 156 United States of America 1.73 compare
- 157 Marshall Islands 1.72 compare
- 158 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.71 compare
More health data for Micronesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7.26 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 75.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 46.98 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 43.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 20.45 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.4 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Micronesia (UNSDG) was 1.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 in 2022.
- How does Micronesia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Micronesia (UNSDG) ranks 155th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (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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