Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Slovenia
Slovenia: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.62 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.62
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
161st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.86
in 1998
All-time low
1.61
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Slovenia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 1.62 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Slovenia peaked at 1.86 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 2018.
Slovenia ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.71 | — |
| 1991 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.76 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.78 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.82 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.84 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.85 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.86 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.86 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.85 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.84 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.83 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.82 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.78 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.75 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.73 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.71 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.69 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.64 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.61 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.61 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.61 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.71 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.71 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Slovenia?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Slovenia was 1.62 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 1998.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 2018.
- How does Slovenia rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Slovenia ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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