Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
(SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 11.69 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS stood at 11.69. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS peaked at 17.68 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.69, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS ranks 39th 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_ECCAS, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.68 | — |
| 2001 | 17.47 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.22 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.97 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.71 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.45 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 16.15 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.86 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.51 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.16 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.81 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.49 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.17 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 13.86 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.55 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.29 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.01 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.78 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.53 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.1 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.69 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.52 | 15.16 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.48 | 12.3 | 14.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.89 | 11.69 | 12.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
- 36 Nigeria 9.61 compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 9.4 compare
- 38 North Korea 9.34 compare
- 39 Mali 9.28 compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 9.01 compare
- 41 Japan 8.93 compare
- 42 Indonesia 8.73 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,070 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 25.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.65 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.1 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.21 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS was 11.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- The highest recorded value was 17.68 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS ranks 39th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS 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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