Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.02 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 13.02. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 32.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.02, in 2022.
That places South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.21 | — |
| 2001 | 31.41 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 30.6 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 29.7 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.88 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 27.99 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 27.18 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.3 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 24.39 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.42 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 22.44 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 21.54 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 20.58 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 19.62 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 18.75 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.89 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 17.03 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 16.17 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.32 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.54 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 13.78 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 13.02 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.39 | 24.39 | 32.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.28 | 15.32 | 23.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 | 13.02 | 14.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 13.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.21 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.02 in 2022.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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