Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.84 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 4.84, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 6.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.84, in 2022.
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 96th 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 Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.42 | — |
| 2001 | 6.31 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.21 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.11 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.92 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.81 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.72 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.66 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.58 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.31 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.21 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.14 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.06 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.02 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.97 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.95 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.92 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.85 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.84 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.97 | 5.58 | 6.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 | 4.92 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 | 4.84 | 4.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,699 (2100)
- Child deaths 51,561 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 146,841 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,280 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 13.16 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 65,759 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 4.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.84 in 2022.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 96th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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