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

2.80percent · 2024+7.7% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.8
20232.8
20222.7
20212.7
20202.7
20192.7
20182.6
20172.6
20162.6
20152.6
20142.6
20132.6
20122.6
20112.6
20102.6
20092.7
20082.7
20072.7
20062.8
20052.8
20042.9
20032.9
20023
20013.1
20003.1
19993.2
19983.3
19973.4
19963.5
19953.6
19943.7
19933.8
19923.9
19914
19904.1
19894.3
19884.4
19874.5
19864.7
19854.8
19845
19835.2
19825.3
19815.5
19805.7

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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