Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 3.26 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) recorded 3.26 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) peaked at 4.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 108th 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) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6 | — |
| 2001 | 4.48 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.39 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.32 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.2 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.13 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.02 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.95 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.89 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.84 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.79 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.68 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.63 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.57 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.53 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.47 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.43 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.36 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.35 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.31 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.29 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.28 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.26 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 | 3.84 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 | 3.26 | 3.29 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
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- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 66.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.04 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.57 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.72 (2022)
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- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.4 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) was 3.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 108th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 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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