Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 16 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa is 16, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa peaked at 19.93 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 7th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.93 | — |
| 2001 | 19.78 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.61 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.44 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 19.26 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 19.07 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.87 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.65 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.45 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.22 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.99 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.78 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.54 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.32 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.12 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.94 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.74 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.62 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.44 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.32 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.22 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.12 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 16 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.13 | 18.22 | 19.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.08 | 16.32 | 17.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.11 | 16 | 16.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- 4 Timor-Leste 20.72 compare
- 5 Senegal 19.34 compare
- 6 Niger 19.03 compare
- 7 Somalia 19 compare
- 8 Madagascar 17.37 compare
- 9 South Sudan 17.1 compare
- 10 Sudan 16.09 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,707 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4061 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 106,470 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 103,982 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 202,350 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 63,352 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 369,684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 159,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 95,880 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.28 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa was 16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.93 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 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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