Prevalence of underweight among adults | New Zealand – yearly data, chart and table

Proportion of underweight people (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m²) in New Zealand in 2022 amounted to 1.44% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  1.42%. It has been growing in this country for already 4 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of underweight among adults in New Zealand has decreased in 1.46 times. The highest number of  underweight people was in 1990, when it reached 2.10%. The minimum was recorded in 2016, with a value of 1.38% of total adult population of New Zealand.