Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 15.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar is 15.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar peaked at 32.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.6% | — |
| 1981 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 30.1% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 28.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.8% | 28.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 24.4% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.8% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar?
- Underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar was 15.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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