Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 12.56. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 31.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.56, in 2022.
Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 25th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.08 | — |
| 2001 | 30.29 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 29.5 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.62 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 27.82 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 26.95 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.15 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 25.2 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 24.33 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 23.46 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 22.53 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 21.59 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 20.73 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 19.81 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.89 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 18.05 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.23 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 16.4 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.58 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 14.76 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.02 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.56 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.34 | 23.46 | 31.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.56 | 14.76 | 22.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.29 | 12.56 | 14.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 81,065 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 12.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.56 in 2022.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 25th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia (UNSDG) 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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