Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Países menos adelantados
Países menos adelantados: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.63 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Países menos adelantados, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Países menos adelantados recorded 13.63 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Países menos adelantados peaked at 23.06 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.63, in 2022.
Países menos adelantados ranks 15th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Países menos adelantados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.06 | — |
| 2001 | 22.66 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 22.22 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 21.75 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 21.28 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 20.8 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 20.32 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 19.82 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 19.32 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 18.79 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 18.3 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.79 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.28 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.81 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.36 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.95 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.55 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.19 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.83 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 14.5 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 14.2 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.91 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.63 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 | 18.79 | 23.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.25 | 14.5 | 18.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.91 | 13.63 | 14.2 | 3 |
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More health data for Países menos adelantados
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 41,287 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.21 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 17.53 (2024)
- Child deaths 600,779 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 35.19 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 17.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 609,519 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4176 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 204,760 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Países menos adelantados?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Países menos adelantados was 13.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The highest recorded value was 23.06 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 in 2022.
- How does Países menos adelantados rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Países menos adelantados ranks 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Países menos adelantados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Países menos adelantados 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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