Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Southern African Development Community (SADC): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 9.95 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Southern African Development Community (SADC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) is 9.95, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) peaked at 14.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.95, in 2022.
That places Southern African Development Community (SADC) 60th 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 Southern African Development Community (SADC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.04 | — |
| 2001 | 13.91 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.74 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.53 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.37 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.19 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.95 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.75 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.53 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.07 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.83 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.6 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.39 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.18 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.01 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.83 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.69 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.35 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.22 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.09 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.95 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.23 | 12.3 | 14.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 | 10.35 | 12.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.09 | 9.95 | 10.22 | 3 |
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More health data for Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,275 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3665 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,961 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 83,251 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 164,027 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 52,601 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,879 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 128,667 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 76,066 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14 (2022)
All data for Southern African Development Community (SADC) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) was 9.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.95 in 2022.
- How does Southern African Development Community (SADC) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) ranks 60th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern African Development Community (SADC) 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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