Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Tokelau
Tokelau: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 0.53 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.53
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
189th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.84
in 1991
All-time low
0.51
in 2020
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Tokelau, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tokelau stood at 0.53.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tokelau peaked at 0.84 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.51, in 2020.
Tokelau ranks 189th 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 Tokelau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.83 | — |
| 1991 | 0.84 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.83 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.81 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.76 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.73 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.69 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.66 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.63 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.62 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.61 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.61 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.61 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.62 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.58 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.56 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.55 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.57 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.53 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.51 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.53 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.749 | 0.64 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.614 | 0.6 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.564 | 0.53 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5167 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tokelau?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tokelau was 0.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 1991.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 in 2020.
- How does Tokelau rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Tokelau ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tokelau 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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