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Canada: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2

2.40percent · 2024+20.0% since 2014

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_18A. Annual figures for Canada from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.4
20232.3
20222.3
20212.2
20202.2
20192.2
20182.1
20172.1
20162.1
20152.1
20142
20132
20122
20112
20102
20091.9
20081.9
20071.9
20061.9
20051.9
20041.9
20031.9
20021.9
20012
20002
19992
19982
19972.1
19962.1
19952.1
19942.2
19932.2
19922.3
19912.4
19902.4
19892.5
19882.6
19872.6
19862.7
19852.8
19842.9
19833
19823.1
19813.2
19803.3

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Health Organization (2026). Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-18a (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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