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

Name: Eritrea: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2
Creator: World Health Organization
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/

37.10percent · 2024+3.9% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2024	37.1
2023	37
2022	36.8
2021	36.6
2020	36.4
2019	36.3
2018	36.1
2017	36
2016	35.9
2015	35.8
2014	35.7
2013	35.7
2012	35.7
2011	35.6
2010	35.6
2009	35.5
2008	35.4
2007	35.3
2006	35.2
2005	35
2004	34.9
2003	34.8
2002	34.6
2001	34.5
2000	34.4
1999	34.2
1998	34.1
1997	34
1996	33.8
1995	33.7
1994	33.6
1993	33.5
1992	33.4
1991	33.3
1990	33.2
1989	33.1
1988	33
1987	32.9
1986	32.8
1985	32.7
1984	32.6
1983	32.6
1982	32.5
1981	32.4
1980	32.3

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 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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