Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Sweden
Sweden: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.32
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
173rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.73
in 1990
All-time low
1.31
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.32 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Sweden peaked at 2.73 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 173rd 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.73 | — |
| 1991 | 2.64 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.56 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.48 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.25 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.17 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.09 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.02 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.95 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.89 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.82 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.77 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.71 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.66 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.54 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.47 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.37 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.31 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 | 2.02 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Sweden?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Sweden was 1.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Sweden ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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