Prevalence of underweight among adults | % |

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Based on measured height and weight.
Average: 5,7 %
Countries: 199
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Based on measured height and weight.
Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over with a body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5 kg/m2
Basic data
Number of people
Country
Flag
%
Place
Eritrea
32,28
1
Ethiopia PDR
24,27
2
Central African Rep.
20,65
3
Timor Leste
19,57
4
Niger
19,18
5
Madagascar
18,08
6
Senegal
17,55
7
Burundi
17,52
8
South Sudan
17,43
9
Somalia
17,05
10
Chad
15,66
11
Sudan
14,60
12
Myanmar
14,15
13
Uganda
13,92
14
India
13,88
15
Congo
13,56
16
Congo DR
13,22
17
Bangladesh
13,17
18
Sri Lanka
13,17
18
Haiti
12,97
19
Burkina Faso
12,94
20
Djibouti
12,85
21
Namibia
12,83
22
Vietnam
12,53
23
Botswana
12,23
24
Kenya
12,21
25
Yemen
11,67
26
Cambodia
11,53
27
Tanzania
11,06
28
Gambia
10,93
29
Japan
10,84
30
Mozambique
10,73
31
Rwanda
10,15
32
Guinea
10,13
33
Guinea Bissau
9,89
34
Angola
9,84
35
North Korea
9,82
36
Philippines
9,79
37
Nepal
9,70
38
Nigeria
9,47
39
Equatorial Guinea
9,24
40
Indonesia
9,22
41
Mali
9
42
Benin
8,78
43
Togo
8,50
44
Malawi
8,39
45
Mauritania
8,29
46
Zambia
8,27
47
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
8,18
48
Cote d’Ivoire
7,98
49
Sierra Leone
7,76
50
Singapore
7,72
51
Pakistan
7,51
52
Guyana
7,23
53
Trinidad & Tobago
7,12
54
Suriname
7,11
55
Gabon
7
56
Zimbabwe
6,87
57
Lesotho
6,86
58
Ghana
6,76
59
Mauritius
6,75
60
Cameroon
6,58
61
Maldives
6,58
61
Thailand
6,45
62
Comoro Islands
6,44
63
San Tome
6,42
64
Liberia
6,13
65
Afghanistan
6,09
66
Malaysia
5,58
67
Morocco
5,56
68
South Africa
5,20
69
South Korea
5,16
70
Cape Verde Islands
5,14
71
Oman
5,07
72
Bermuda
4,95
73
Antigua and Barbuda
4,94
74
China
4,79
75
France
4,73
76
Venezuela
4,70
77
Dominica
4,63
78
Algeria
4,52
79
Dominican Republic
4,47
80
Cuba
4,38
81
Saudi Arabia
4,37
82
Jamaica
4,31
83
Eswatini
4,31
83
Tunisia
4,25
84
Libya
4,24
85
Seychelles
4,24
85
Grenada
4,21
86
Fiji
4,16
87
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
3,99
88
Iran
3,98
89
Papua New Guinea
3,90
90
Saint Lucia
3,87
91
Israel
3,77
92
Bulgaria
3,76
93
Brunei Darussalam
3,73
94
Russian Federation
3,70
95
Tajikistan
3,69
96
Kazakhstan
3,53
97
Barbados
3,53
97
Bahamas
3,50
98
Serbia
3,46
99
Romania
3,30
100
Bahrain
3,27
101
Kyrgyz Republic
3,26
102
Armenia
3,22
103
Mongolia
3,21
104
Andorra
3,20
105
Switzerland
3,12
106
Bhutan
3,11
107
Latvia
3,07
108
Jordan
3,06
109
Nicaragua
3
110
Georgia
2,94
111
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2,92
112
Honduras
2,91
113
Colombia
2,90
114
Republic of Macedonia
2,88
115
Italy
2,87
116
Turkmenistan
2,86
117
Brazil
2,83
118
Puerto Rico
2,81
119
UAE
2,80
120
Denmark
2,76
121
Syrian Arab Republic
2,75
122
Slovak Republic
2,74
123
Iraq
2,65
124
Greenland
2,64
125
Poland
2,63
126
Azerbaijan
2,62
127
Spain
2,61
128
Belarus
2,61
128
Vanuatu
2,60
129
El Salvador
2,58
130
Bosnia-Herzegovina
2,58
130
Qatar
2,56
131
Hungary
2,54
132
Austria
2,51
133
Panama
2,51
133
Solomon Islands
2,50
134
Palestina
2,47
135
Costa Rica
2,45
136
Guatemala
2,44
137
Lebanese Republic
2,43
138
Uzbekistan
2,39
139
Paraguay
2,39
139
Moldova
2,35
140
Slovenia
2,33
141
Luxembourg
2,32
142
Türkiye
2,31
143
Portugal
2,31
143
Cyprus
2,31
143
Belgium
2,30
144
Belize
2,23
145
United Kingdom
2,14
146
Uruguay
2,13
147
Lithuania
2,12
148
Estonia
2,09
149
Ukraine
2,07
150
Greece
2,04
151
Montenegro
2,04
151
Canada
2,02
152
Micronesia
2,02
152
Germany
2,01
153
Croatia
1,99
154
United States
1,97
155
Czech Republic
1,97
155
Iceland
1,96
156
Malta
1,95
157
Marshall Isds
1,95
157
Netherlands
1,92
158
Australia
1,85
159
Bolivia
1,75
160
Argentina
1,71
161
Sweden
1,62
162
Albania
1,62
162
Finland
1,61
163
Egypt
1,59
164
Mexico
1,52
165
Ecuador
1,47
166
New Zealand
1,44
167
Norway
1,43
168
French Polynesia
1,42
169
Ireland
1,37
170
Palau Islands
1,36
171
Kuwait
1,25
172
Peru
1
173
Kiribati
0,87
174
Tuvalu
0,76
175
Chile
0,72
176
Niue
0,66
177
Cook Islands
0,49
178
Tokelau
0,46
179
Nauru
0,45
180
Samoa
0,43
181
American Samoa
0,35
182
Tonga
0,26
183
Column
Treemap
Map
Racechart
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
Jamaica
Eswatini
Tunisia
Libya
Seychelles
Grenada
Fiji
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Iran
Papua New Guinea
Saint Lucia
Israel
Bulgaria
Brunei Darussalam
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
Barbados
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
Spain
Belarus
Vanuatu
El Salvador
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Qatar
Hungary
Austria
Panama
Solomon Islands
Palestina
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Lebanese Republic
Uzbekistan
Paraguay
Moldova
Slovenia
Luxembourg
Türkiye
Portugal
Cyprus
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
Sweden
Albania
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