Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 10.51 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 10.51, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 14.87 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.51, in 2022.
That places West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 52nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.87 | — |
| 2001 | 14.61 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14.29 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 14.02 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.74 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.46 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.18 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.92 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.62 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.35 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.1 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.84 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.6 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 11.42 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.29 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.13 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.01 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.92 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.82 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.72 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.64 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.59 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.51 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.61 | 12.35 | 14.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.28 | 10.72 | 12.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.58 | 10.51 | 10.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 10.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.87 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.51 in 2022.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 52nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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