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

14.20percent · 2024-7.8% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202414.2
202314.3
202214.3
202114.4
202014.5
201914.6
201814.7
201714.9
201615
201515.2
201415.4
201315.6
201215.8
201116
201016.2
200916.4
200816.6
200716.8
200617
200517.1
200417.3
200317.5
200217.6
200117.8
200017.9
199918
199818.1
199718.3
199618.4
199518.5
199418.6
199318.7
199218.7
199118.8
199018.9
198919
198819.1
198719.2
198619.3
198519.4
198419.5
198319.6
198219.7
198119.8
198019.9

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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