Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.47 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) is 4.47, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 5.26 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.42, in 2017.
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 103rd 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.26 | — |
| 2001 | 5.16 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.09 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.01 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.92 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.87 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.79 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.76 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.71 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.68 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.63 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.57 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.54 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.48 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.46 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.45 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.42 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.45 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.45 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.46 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.45 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.47 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.92 | 4.68 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 4.42 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 | 4.45 | 4.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -11.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 49,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was 4.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 103rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (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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