Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (lower middle income)
World Bank (lower middle income): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 11.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (lower middle income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (lower middle income) is 11.48, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (lower middle income) peaked at 26.12 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.48, in 2022.
That places World Bank (lower middle income) 44th 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 World Bank (lower middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.12 | — |
| 2001 | 25.49 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.85 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.15 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 23.51 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.81 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 22.16 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 21.41 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 20.72 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 20.01 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 19.27 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 18.51 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.82 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 17.09 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 16.36 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 15.7 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 15.06 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.41 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 13.78 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 13.16 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 12.59 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.04 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.48 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.12 | 20.01 | 26.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.12 | 13.16 | 19.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.03 | 11.48 | 12.59 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (lower middle income)
More health data for World Bank (lower middle income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 51,250 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.39 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.72 (2024)
- Child deaths 670,667 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 22.68 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 719,754 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 11.09 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 261,552 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 459,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (lower middle income) was 11.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.12 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 in 2022.
- How does World Bank (lower middle income) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 44th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (lower middle 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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