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Marshall Islands: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2

2.10percent · 2024+16.7% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.1
20232.1
20222
20212
20201.9
20191.9
20181.9
20171.8
20161.8
20151.8
20141.8
20131.8
20121.8
20111.7
20101.7
20091.7
20081.7
20071.7
20061.7
20051.7
20041.8
20031.8
20021.8
20011.8
20001.8
19991.8
19981.9
19971.9
19961.9
19952
19942
19932.1
19922.1
19912.1
19902.2
19892.2
19882.3
19872.4
19862.4
19852.5
19842.6
19832.6
19822.7
19812.8
19802.9

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

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