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

Name: Tuvalu: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2
Creator: World Health Organization
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/

0.80percent · 2024+14.3% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2024	0.8
2023	0.8
2022	0.8
2021	0.8
2020	0.8
2019	0.7
2018	0.7
2017	0.7
2016	0.7
2015	0.7
2014	0.7
2013	0.8
2012	0.8
2011	0.8
2010	0.8
2009	0.8
2008	0.8
2007	0.8
2006	0.8
2005	0.8
2004	0.9
2003	0.9
2002	0.9
2001	0.9
2000	1
1999	1
1998	1
1997	1.1
1996	1.1
1995	1.1
1994	1.2
1993	1.2
1992	1.3
1991	1.3
1990	1.4
1989	1.4
1988	1.5
1987	1.5
1986	1.6
1985	1.7
1984	1.7
1983	1.8
1982	1.9
1981	2
1980	2.1

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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