Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 3.98 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.98
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.29
in 1997
All-time low
3.79
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 3.98 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.29 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.79, in 2016.
Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.24 | — |
| 1991 | 4.18 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.13 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.13 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.19 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.24 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.27 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.29 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.29 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.28 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.24 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.18 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.11 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.03 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.95 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.94 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.98 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.01 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.03 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.04 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.03 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.98 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.93 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.88 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.84 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.79 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.92 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.96 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.98 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.22 | 4.13 | 4.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.05 | 3.94 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.79 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 | 3.96 | 4 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Saudi Arabia?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Saudi Arabia was 3.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 in 1997.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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