Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (upper middle income)
World Bank (upper middle income): Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 4.11 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in World Bank (upper middle income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (upper middle income) recorded 4.11 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (upper middle income) peaked at 7.93 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.11, in 2022.
World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 105th 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 (upper middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.93 | — |
| 2001 | 7.75 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 7.58 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.45 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.28 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.16 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.98 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 6.85 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.66 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.48 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.29 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.92 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.68 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.49 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.31 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.08 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.89 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.72 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.55 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 4.39 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.27 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.11 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.21 | 6.48 | 7.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 4.55 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 | 4.11 | 4.39 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (upper middle income)
- 102 Barbados 3.25 compare
- 103 Palestine, State of 3.18 compare
- 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
More health data for World Bank (upper middle income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -12.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,756 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 188,319 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.14 (2024)
- Child deaths 68,982 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.38 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 119,337 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.25 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,922 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 167,757 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in World Bank (upper middle income) was 4.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 in 2022.
- How does World Bank (upper middle income) rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 105th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (upper 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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