Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies
(SDGRC) ECA_Island economies: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 16.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_Island economies recorded 16.1 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies peaked at 18.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.1, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ECA_Island economies ranks 6th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_Island economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.69 | — |
| 2001 | 18.6 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.51 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.41 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.32 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.23 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.06 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.98 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.81 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.63 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.46 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.29 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.22 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.98 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.91 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.75 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.6 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.54 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.38 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.31 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.24 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.17 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.1 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.22 | 17.63 | 18.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.84 | 16.31 | 17.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.17 | 16.1 | 16.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies
- 3 Central African Republic 21.33 compare
- 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
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,245 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 20.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 5.87 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 8.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.55 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.41 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.7 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies was 16.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies?
- The highest recorded value was 18.69 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies ranks 6th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies 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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