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

2.90percent · 2024+31.8% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.9
20232.8
20222.7
20212.6
20202.5
20192.5
20182.4
20172.3
20162.3
20152.2
20142.2
20132.1
20122.1
20112
20102
20092
20082
20072
20062
20052
20042
20032
20022
20012.1
20002.1
19992.2
19982.3
19972.3
19962.4
19952.5
19942.6
19932.6
19922.7
19912.8
19902.9
19893
19883.1
19873.3
19863.4
19853.5
19843.7
19833.8
19824
19814.2
19804.4

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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