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

Proportion of underweight people (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m²) in Senegal in 2022 amounted to 17.55% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  17.46%. It has been growing in this country for already 9 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of underweight among adults in Senegal has decreased in 1.15 times. The highest number of  underweight people was in 1990, when it reached 20.27%. The minimum was recorded in 2013, with a value of 16.96% of total adult population of Senegal.