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Malawi: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2
8percent · 2024-8.0% since 2014
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_18A. Annual figures for Malawi from 1980 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 8.1 | |
| 2022 | 8.1 | |
| 2021 | 8.1 | |
| 2020 | 8.1 | |
| 2019 | 8.2 | |
| 2018 | 8.2 | |
| 2017 | 8.3 | |
| 2016 | 8.4 | |
| 2015 | 8.5 | |
| 2014 | 8.7 | |
| 2013 | 8.8 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 9.1 | |
| 2010 | 9.3 | |
| 2009 | 9.5 | |
| 2008 | 9.7 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 10.2 | |
| 2005 | 10.4 | |
| 2004 | 10.6 | |
| 2003 | 10.9 | |
| 2002 | 11.1 | |
| 2001 | 11.3 | |
| 2000 | 11.5 | |
| 1999 | 11.8 | |
| 1998 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 12.2 | |
| 1996 | 12.4 | |
| 1995 | 12.6 | |
| 1994 | 12.8 | |
| 1993 | 13 | |
| 1992 | 13.2 | |
| 1991 | 13.4 | |
| 1990 | 13.7 | |
| 1989 | 13.9 | |
| 1988 | 14.1 | |
| 1987 | 14.3 | |
| 1986 | 14.6 | |
| 1985 | 14.8 | |
| 1984 | 15 | |
| 1983 | 15.3 | |
| 1982 | 15.5 | |
| 1981 | 15.7 | |
| 1980 | 16 |
Source
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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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