Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Western Europe (UNSDG)
Western Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Western Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Western Europe (UNSDG) stood at 2.35. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Western Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 2.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.05, in 2010.
Western Europe (UNSDG) ranks 129th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Western Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.18 | — |
| 2001 | 2.18 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.13 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.11 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.11 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.11 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.05 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.06 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.05 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.05 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.05 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.07 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.07 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.07 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.13 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.17 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.16 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.24 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.32 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.35 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 2.05 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 2.24 | 2.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe (UNSDG)
- 127 Belize 2.34 compare
- 128 Azerbaijan 2.31 compare
- 129 Romania 2.3 compare
- 129 Georgia 2.3 compare
- 131 North Macedonia 2.29 compare
- 132 Costa Rica 2.25 compare
- 132 Denmark 2.25 compare
More health data for Western Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,618 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 45.6 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.76 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.37 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.84 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Western Europe (UNSDG) was 2.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 in 2010.
- How does Western Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Western Europe (UNSDG) ranks 129th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe (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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