Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
(SDGRC) ECA_EAC: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC is 12, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC peaked at 16.54 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ECA_EAC ranks 35th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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_EAC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.54 | — |
| 2001 | 16.37 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 16.17 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.96 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.75 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 15.54 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.3 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.05 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 14.8 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.53 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.27 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.03 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 13.78 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.54 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.09 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.87 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.71 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.51 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.37 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.27 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.13 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 12 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6 | 14.53 | 16.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.25 | 12.37 | 14.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 | 12 | 12.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
- 32 Nepal 9.93 compare
- 33 Philippines 9.87 compare
- 34 Angola 9.81 compare
- 35 Guinea 9.79 compare
- 36 Nigeria 9.61 compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 9.4 compare
- 38 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.34 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,706 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.55 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.46 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.31 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC was 12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The highest recorded value was 16.54 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_EAC rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- (SDGRC) ECA_EAC ranks 35th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_EAC 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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