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Palestine, State of: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2

2.60percent · 2024+36.8% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.6
20232.5
20222.4
20212.4
20202.3
20192.2
20182.2
20172.1
20162
20152
20141.9
20131.9
20121.9
20111.8
20101.8
20091.8
20081.8
20071.7
20061.7
20051.7
20041.8
20031.8
20021.8
20011.8
20001.9
19991.9
19981.9
19972
19962
19952.1
19942.2
19932.2
19922.3
19912.4
19902.5
19892.6
19882.7
19872.8
19862.9
19853
19843.1
19833.3
19823.4
19813.5
19803.7

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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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 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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