Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Palestine
Palestine: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) was 3.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Palestine, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Palestine is 3.18, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Palestine peaked at 3.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 2003.
That places Palestine 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.99 | — |
| 1991 | 2.91 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.83 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.76 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.7 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.64 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.58 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.53 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.49 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.45 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.42 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.39 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.37 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.36 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.37 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.38 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.43 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.47 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.51 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.55 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.65 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.75 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.85 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.96 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.03 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.18 | +2.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 3.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.21, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 3.18 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.53, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.69 | 2.45 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 2.36 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.51 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 3.03 | 3.18 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Palestine?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Palestine was 3.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 2003.
- How does Palestine rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Palestine ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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