Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 0.7 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.7
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
187th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.27
in 1990
All-time low
0.69
in 2017
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Tuvalu, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.7 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tuvalu peaked at 1.27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2017.
Tuvalu ranks 187th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.27 | — |
| 1991 | 1.22 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.19 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.98 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.96 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.94 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.91 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.88 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.86 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.84 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.83 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.81 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.79 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.77 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.76 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.75 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.72 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.71 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.69 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.98 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.862 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.725 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6933 | 0.69 | 0.7 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tuvalu?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Tuvalu was 0.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2017.
- How does Tuvalu rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Tuvalu ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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