Prevalence of underweight among adults. Data by Countries from 1990 to 2022

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| Definition
Based on measured height and weight.
Average: 5.7 %
Countries: 199
Primary data
In numerical terms
Ratio to Number of adults with obesity
Eritrea
Ethiopia PDR
Central African Rep.
Timor Leste
Niger
Madagascar
Senegal
Burundi
South Sudan
Somalia
Chad
Sudan
Myanmar
Uganda
India
Congo
Congo DR
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Haiti
Burkina Faso
Djibouti
Namibia
Vietnam
Botswana
Kenya
Yemen
Cambodia
Tanzania
Gambia
Japan
Mozambique
Rwanda
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Angola
North Korea
Philippines
Nepal
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Indonesia
Mali
Benin
Togo
Malawi
Mauritania
Zambia
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
Cote d’Ivoire
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Pakistan
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
Suriname
Gabon
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
Ghana
Mauritius
Cameroon
Maldives
Thailand
Comoro Islands
San Tome
Liberia
Afghanistan
Malaysia
Morocco
South Africa
South Korea
Cape Verde Islands
Oman
Bermuda
Antigua and Barbuda
China
France
Venezuela
Dominica
Algeria
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Saudi Arabia
Eswatini
Jamaica
Tunisia
Libya
Seychelles
Grenada
Fiji
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Iran
Papua New Guinea
Saint Lucia
Israel
Bulgaria
Brunei Darussalam
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Barbados
Kazakhstan
Bahamas
Serbia
Romania
Bahrain
Kyrgyz Republic
Armenia
Mongolia
Andorra
Switzerland
Bhutan
Latvia
Jordan
Nicaragua
Georgia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Honduras
Colombia
Republic of Macedonia
Italy
Turkmenistan
Brazil
Puerto Rico
UAE
Denmark
Syrian Arab Republic
Slovak Republic
Iraq
Greenland
Poland
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Spain
Vanuatu
Bosnia-Herzegovina
El Salvador
Qatar
Hungary
Austria
Panama
Solomon Islands
Palestina
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Lebanese Republic
Paraguay
Uzbekistan
Moldova
Slovenia
Luxembourg
Cyprus
Portugal
Turkey
Belgium
Belize
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Lithuania
Estonia
Ukraine
Greece
Montenegro
Canada
Micronesia
Germany
Croatia
United States
Czech Republic
Iceland
Malta
Marshall Isds
Netherlands
Australia
Bolivia
Argentina
Albania
Sweden
Finland
Egypt
Mexico
Ecuador
New Zealand
Norway
French Polynesia
Ireland
Palau Islands
Kuwait
Peru
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Chile
Niue
Cook Islands
Tokelau
Nauru
Samoa
American Samoa
Tonga
Country
Flag
%
Rank
Eritrea
Flag Eritrea
32.28
1
Ethiopia PDR
Flag Ethiopia PDR
24.27
2
Central African Rep.
Flag Central African Rep.
20.65
3
Timor Leste
Flag Timor Leste
19.57
4
Niger
Flag Niger
19.18
5
Madagascar
Flag Madagascar
18.08
6
Senegal
Flag Senegal
17.55
7
Burundi
Flag Burundi
17.52
8
South Sudan
Flag South Sudan
17.43
9
Somalia
Flag Somalia
17.05
10
Chad
Flag Chad
15.66
11
Sudan
Flag Sudan
14.60
12
Myanmar
Flag Myanmar
14.15
13
Uganda
Flag Uganda
13.92
14
India
Flag India
13.88
15
Congo
Flag Congo
13.56
16
Congo DR
Flag Congo DR
13.22
17
Bangladesh
Flag Bangladesh
13.17
18
Sri Lanka
Flag Sri Lanka
13.17
18
Haiti
Flag Haiti
12.97
19
Burkina Faso
Flag Burkina Faso
12.94
20
Djibouti
Flag Djibouti
12.85
21
Namibia
Flag Namibia
12.83
22
Vietnam
Flag Vietnam
12.53
23
Botswana
Flag Botswana
12.23
24
Kenya
Flag Kenya
12.21
25
Yemen
Flag Yemen
11.67
26
Cambodia
Flag Cambodia
11.53
27
Tanzania
Flag Tanzania
11.06
28
Gambia
Flag Gambia
10.93
29
Japan
Flag Japan
10.84
30
Mozambique
Flag Mozambique
10.73
31
Rwanda
Flag Rwanda
10.15
32
Guinea
Flag Guinea
10.13
33
Guinea Bissau
Flag Guinea Bissau
9.89
34
Angola
Flag Angola
9.84
35
North Korea
Flag North Korea
9.82
36
Philippines
Flag Philippines
9.79
37
Nepal
Flag Nepal
9.70
38
Nigeria
Flag Nigeria
9.47
39
Equatorial Guinea
Flag Equatorial Guinea
9.24
40
Indonesia
Flag Indonesia
9.22
41
Mali
Flag Mali
9
42
Benin
Flag Benin
8.78
43
Togo
Flag Togo
8.50
44
Malawi
Flag Malawi
8.39
45
Mauritania
Flag Mauritania
8.29
46
Zambia
Flag Zambia
8.27
47
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
Flag Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
8.18
48
Cote d’Ivoire
Flag Cote d’Ivoire
7.98
49
Sierra Leone
Flag Sierra Leone
7.76
50
Singapore
Flag Singapore
7.72
51
Pakistan
Flag Pakistan
7.51
52
Guyana
Flag Guyana
7.23
53
Trinidad & Tobago
Flag Trinidad & Tobago
7.12
54
Suriname
Flag Suriname
7.11
55
Gabon
Flag Gabon
7
56
Zimbabwe
Flag Zimbabwe
6.87
57
Lesotho
Flag Lesotho
6.86
58
Ghana
Flag Ghana
6.76
59
Mauritius
Flag Mauritius
6.75
60
Cameroon
Flag Cameroon
6.58
61
Maldives
Flag Maldives
6.58
61
Thailand
Flag Thailand
6.45
62
Comoro Islands
Flag Comoro Islands
6.44
63
San Tome
Flag San Tome
6.42
64
Liberia
Flag Liberia
6.13
65
Afghanistan
Flag Afghanistan
6.09
66
Malaysia
Flag Malaysia
5.58
67
Morocco
Flag Morocco
5.56
68
South Africa
Flag South Africa
5.20
69
South Korea
Flag South Korea
5.16
70
Cape Verde Islands
Flag Cape Verde Islands
5.14
71
Oman
Flag Oman
5.07
72
Bermuda
Flag Bermuda
4.95
73
Antigua and Barbuda
Flag Antigua and Barbuda
4.94
74
China
Flag China
4.79
75
France
Flag France
4.73
76
Venezuela
Flag Venezuela
4.70
77
Dominica
Flag Dominica
4.63
78
Algeria
Flag Algeria
4.52
79
Dominican Republic
Flag Dominican Republic
4.47
80
Cuba
Flag Cuba
4.38
81
Saudi Arabia
Flag Saudi Arabia
4.37
82
Eswatini
Flag Eswatini
4.31
83
Jamaica
Flag Jamaica
4.31
83
Tunisia
Flag Tunisia
4.25
84
Libya
Flag Libya
4.24
85
Seychelles
Flag Seychelles
4.24
85
Grenada
Flag Grenada
4.21
86
Fiji
Flag Fiji
4.16
87
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag St. Vincent and the Grenadines
3.99
88
Iran
Flag Iran
3.98
89
Papua New Guinea
Flag Papua New Guinea
3.90
90
Saint Lucia
Flag Saint Lucia
3.87
91
Israel
Flag Israel
3.77
92
Bulgaria
Flag Bulgaria
3.76
93
Brunei Darussalam
Flag Brunei Darussalam
3.73
94
Russian Federation
Flag Russian Federation
3.70
95
Tajikistan
Flag Tajikistan
3.69
96
Barbados
Flag Barbados
3.53
97
Kazakhstan
Flag Kazakhstan
3.53
97
Bahamas
Flag Bahamas
3.50
98
Serbia
Flag Serbia
3.46
99
Romania
Flag Romania
3.30
100
Bahrain
Flag Bahrain
3.27
101
Kyrgyz Republic
Flag Kyrgyz Republic
3.26
102
Armenia
Flag Armenia
3.22
103
Mongolia
Flag Mongolia
3.21
104
Andorra
Flag Andorra
3.20
105
Switzerland
Flag Switzerland
3.12
106
Bhutan
Flag Bhutan
3.11
107
Latvia
Flag Latvia
3.07
108
Jordan
Flag Jordan
3.06
109
Nicaragua
Flag Nicaragua
3
110
Georgia
Flag Georgia
2.94
111
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.92
112
Honduras
Flag Honduras
2.91
113
Colombia
Flag Colombia
2.90
114
Republic of Macedonia
Flag Republic of Macedonia
2.88
115
Italy
Flag Italy
2.87
116
Turkmenistan
Flag Turkmenistan
2.86
117
Brazil
Flag Brazil
2.83
118
Puerto Rico
Flag Puerto Rico
2.81
119
UAE
Flag UAE
2.80
120
Denmark
Flag Denmark
2.76
121
Syrian Arab Republic
Flag Syrian Arab Republic
2.75
122
Slovak Republic
Flag Slovak Republic
2.74
123
Iraq
Flag Iraq
2.65
124
Greenland
Flag Greenland
2.64
125
Poland
Flag Poland
2.63
126
Azerbaijan
Flag Azerbaijan
2.62
127
Belarus
Flag Belarus
2.61
128
Spain
Flag Spain
2.61
128
Vanuatu
Flag Vanuatu
2.60
129
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Flag Bosnia-Herzegovina
2.58
130
El Salvador
Flag El Salvador
2.58
130
Qatar
Flag Qatar
2.56
131
Hungary
Flag Hungary
2.54
132
Austria
Flag Austria
2.51
133
Panama
Flag Panama
2.51
133
Solomon Islands
Flag Solomon Islands
2.50
134
Palestina
Flag Palestina
2.47
135
Costa Rica
Flag Costa Rica
2.45
136
Guatemala
Flag Guatemala
2.44
137
Lebanese Republic
Flag Lebanese Republic
2.43
138
Paraguay
Flag Paraguay
2.39
139
Uzbekistan
Flag Uzbekistan
2.39
139
Moldova
Flag Moldova
2.35
140
Slovenia
Flag Slovenia
2.33
141
Luxembourg
Flag Luxembourg
2.32
142
Cyprus
Flag Cyprus
2.31
143
Portugal
Flag Portugal
2.31
143
Turkey
Flag Turkey
2.31
143
Belgium
Flag Belgium
2.30
144
Belize
Flag Belize
2.23
145
United Kingdom
Flag United Kingdom
2.14
146
Uruguay
Flag Uruguay
2.13
147
Lithuania
Flag Lithuania
2.12
148
Estonia
Flag Estonia
2.09
149
Ukraine
Flag Ukraine
2.07
150
Greece
Flag Greece
2.04
151
Montenegro
Flag Montenegro
2.04
151
Canada
Flag Canada
2.02
152
Micronesia
Flag Micronesia
2.02
152
Germany
Flag Germany
2.01
153
Croatia
Flag Croatia
1.99
154
United States
Flag United States
1.97
155
Czech Republic
Flag Czech Republic
1.97
155
Iceland
Flag Iceland
1.96
156
Malta
Flag Malta
1.95
157
Marshall Isds
Flag Marshall Isds
1.95
157
Netherlands
Flag Netherlands
1.92
158
Australia
Flag Australia
1.85
159
Bolivia
Flag Bolivia
1.75
160
Argentina
Flag Argentina
1.71
161
Albania
Flag Albania
1.62
162
Sweden
Flag Sweden
1.62
162
Finland
Flag Finland
1.61
163
Egypt
Flag Egypt
1.59
164
Mexico
Flag Mexico
1.52
165
Ecuador
Flag Ecuador
1.47
166
New Zealand
Flag New Zealand
1.44
167
Norway
Flag Norway
1.43
168
French Polynesia
Flag French Polynesia
1.42
169
Ireland
Flag Ireland
1.37
170
Palau Islands
Flag Palau Islands
1.36
171
Kuwait
Flag Kuwait
1.25
172
Peru
Flag Peru
1
173
Kiribati
Flag Kiribati
0.87
174
Tuvalu
Flag Tuvalu
0.76
175
Chile
Flag Chile
0.72
176
Niue
Flag Niue
0.66
177
Cook Islands
Flag Cook Islands
0.49
178
Tokelau
Flag Tokelau
0.46
179
Nauru
Flag Nauru
0.45
180
Samoa
Flag Samoa
0.43
181
American Samoa
Flag American Samoa
0.35
182
Tonga
Flag Tonga
0.26
183
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Definition and methodology
Based on measured height and weight.