Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (low income)
World Bank (low income): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 12.19 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (low income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (low income) stood at 12.19. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (low income) peaked at 16.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.19, in 2022.
World Bank (low income) ranks 30th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 (low income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.67 | — |
| 2001 | 16.45 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 16.21 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 16 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.75 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.51 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 15.24 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.95 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.68 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 14.42 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.18 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 13.93 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 13.71 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.54 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.39 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.22 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.06 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.91 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.73 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.57 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.44 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.32 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.19 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.59 | 14.42 | 16.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.32 | 12.57 | 14.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.32 | 12.19 | 12.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (low income)
- 27 Uganda 11.48 compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 11.26 compare
- 29 Cambodia 11.15 compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.53 compare
- 31 Mozambique 10.03 compare
- 32 Nepal 9.93 compare
- 33 Philippines 9.87 compare
More health data for World Bank (low income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,845 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 898,179 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 22.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 446,353 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 451,826 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 23.19 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 132,368 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 225,856 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (low income)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (low income) was 12.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.67 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.19 in 2022.
- How does World Bank (low income) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- World Bank (low income) ranks 30th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in World Bank (low income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (low 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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