Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Namibia
Namibia: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.11 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Namibia is 13.11, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Namibia peaked at 19.87 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.11, in 2022.
Namibia ranks 18th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.87 | — |
| 1991 | 19.73 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 19.59 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 19.45 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 19.3 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 19.14 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 18.98 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 18.81 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 18.63 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.44 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 18.25 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.05 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.83 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.61 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.38 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.14 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.9 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 16.66 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.4 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 16.14 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 15.88 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 15.62 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.36 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.1 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.85 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.61 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.36 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.12 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.89 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.68 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.48 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.29 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.11 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.19 | 18.44 | 19.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.24 | 16.14 | 18.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 13.68 | 15.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.29 | 13.11 | 13.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Namibia?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Namibia was 13.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.87 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.11 in 2022.
- How does Namibia rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Namibia ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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