Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)
Southern Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.89 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Southern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Europe (UNSDG) recorded 1.89 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 1.98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.69, in 2015.
That places Southern Europe (UNSDG) 148th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.98 | — |
| 2001 | 1.96 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.86 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.78 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.78 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.77 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.72 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.76 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.76 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.78 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.81 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.81 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.89 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.69 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 700.67 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 51.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 18.81 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.02 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.17 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) was 1.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 in 2015.
- How does Southern Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Southern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 148th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe (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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