Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Ukraine
Ukraine: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Ukraine, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Ukraine is 1.32, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Ukraine peaked at 2.16 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.32, in 2022.
Ukraine 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.14 | — |
| 1991 | 2.14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.15 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.16 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.15 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.14 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.13 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.12 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.11 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.08 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.06 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.04 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.98 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.86 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.81 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.77 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.72 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.67 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.58 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.54 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.51 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.48 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 1.98 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.54 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.51 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Ukraine?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Ukraine was 1.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 in 1995.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Ukraine ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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