Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 18.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD recorded 18.32 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD peaked at 20.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.32, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 1st 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) ECA_IGAD, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8 | — |
| 2001 | 20.66 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 20.54 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.41 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.28 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.11 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 19.99 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 19.82 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.69 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.53 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.39 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.24 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.07 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 18.92 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 18.81 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.69 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.59 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.55 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.44 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.41 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.38 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.34 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.32 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.18 | 19.53 | 20.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.81 | 18.41 | 19.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.35 | 18.32 | 18.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- 1 Eritrea 33.4 compare
- 2 Ethiopia 24.09 compare
- 3 Central African Republic 21.33 compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 20.72 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,616 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.32 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.59 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD was 18.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.32 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 1st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 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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