Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (high income)
World Bank (high income): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 2.79 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (high income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (high income) recorded 2.79 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (high income) peaked at 2.92 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 2017.
World Bank (high income) ranks 117th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 World Bank (high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.91 | — |
| 2001 | 2.92 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.89 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.87 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.86 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.84 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.83 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.82 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.81 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.8 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.79 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.78 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.77 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.74 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.75 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.73 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.75 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.76 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.77 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.79 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 | 2.82 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 2.73 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 | 2.76 | 2.79 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (high income)
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- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 12,281 (2100)
- Child deaths 11,077 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 29,371 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8524 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 18,294 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.3 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 42,467 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 31,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (high income)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (high income) was 2.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 2017.
- How does World Bank (high income) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- World Bank (high income) ranks 117th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in World Bank (high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (high income) 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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