Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate)

Proportion of defined population with a body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5 kg/m2.
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Additional Details

Input data and methods are described here: NCD-RisC. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies with 128.9 million participants. Lancet 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32129-3.

Aggregation method

Crude Country Weighted Aggregation

Is Emergency Indicator: No
Is SDG Progress indicator: No
Is SOWC: Yes
Is UNICEF reporting custodian: No
IsCountdown2030: No
IsCovid: No
SDG Indicator: N/A
Strategic Plan Indicator: N/A
Custodian: NCD-RiSC

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