Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.94 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) stood at 2.94. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) peaked at 3.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.94, in 2022.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 115th 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.57 | — |
| 2001 | 3.49 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.48 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.38 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.29 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.19 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.18 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.16 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.09 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.08 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.06 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.05 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.98 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.96 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.95 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.94 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.94 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 | 3.18 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.94 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.59 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,341 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.3 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.59 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,325 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5066 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 1,515 (2024)
All data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) was 2.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 in 2022.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 115th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (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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