Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 3.09 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.09
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
105th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.24
in 1990
All-time low
3.08
in 2019
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Papua New Guinea is 3.09, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.08, in 2019.
That places Papua New Guinea 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.24 | — |
| 1991 | 4.18 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.11 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.05 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.99 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.93 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.87 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.82 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.76 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.71 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.66 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.62 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.57 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.49 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.45 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.41 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.37 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.33 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.29 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.23 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.15 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.11 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.09 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.08 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.08 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.09 | +0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.21, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.97 | 3.71 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.47 | 3.29 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Papua New Guinea?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Papua New Guinea was 3.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).