Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU
(SDGRC) ECA AMU: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.79 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU stood at 4.79. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU peaked at 7.34 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.79, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA AMU 97th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (SDGRC) ECA AMU, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.34 | — |
| 2001 | 7.19 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.09 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.95 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.69 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.55 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 6.26 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.15 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.02 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.88 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.77 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.63 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.55 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.41 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 5.31 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.18 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.05 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.96 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.83 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.79 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.74 | 6.15 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 | 4.96 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4.79 | 4.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA AMU
- 94 Syrian Arab Republic 3.58 compare
- 95 Jordan 3.53 compare
- 96 Israel 3.52 compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 3.49 compare
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.47 compare
- 99 Bahamas 3.41 compare
- 100 Brunei Darussalam 3.3 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA AMU
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,348 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 56.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.27 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 27.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.13 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.5 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.31 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU was 4.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA AMU rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- (SDGRC) ECA AMU ranks 97th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA AMU 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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