Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Western Asia (UNSDG)
Western Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 3.88 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Asia (UNSDG) recorded 3.88 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 4.23 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.83, in 2017.
That places Western Asia (UNSDG) 107th 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 Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.23 | — |
| 2001 | 4.16 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.11 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.05 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.99 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.96 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.94 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.91 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.91 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.89 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.89 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.88 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.86 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.86 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.86 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.84 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.86 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.88 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.86 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.88 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.02 | 3.91 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 | 3.83 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 | 3.86 | 3.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (UNSDG)
- 104 Kazakhstan 3.14 compare
- 105 Papua New Guinea 3.09 compare
- 106 Bhutan 3.08 compare
- 107 Honduras 3.06 compare
- 108 Mongolia 3.02 compare
- 109 Turkmenistan 2.93 compare
- 110 Colombia 2.8 compare
More health data for Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,678 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 38,990 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.71 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Child deaths 15,308 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,112 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Western Asia (UNSDG) was 3.88 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 in 2017.
- How does Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 107th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia (UNSDG) 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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