Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 0.27 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Tonga, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tonga is 0.27, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tonga peaked at 0.51 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 2019.
Tonga ranks 193rd 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.51 | — |
| 1991 | 0.49 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.47 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.44 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.39 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.38 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.34 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.33 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.32 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.29 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.328 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.274 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2633 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tonga?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tonga was 0.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Tonga ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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