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

12.60percent · 2024+1.6% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202412.6
202312.5
202212.5
202112.4
202012.3
201912.2
201812.2
201712.2
201612.3
201512.3
201412.4
201312.5
201212.7
201112.8
201013
200913.1
200813.3
200713.5
200613.6
200513.8
200413.9
200314.1
200214.2
200114.3
200014.5
199914.6
199814.7
199714.8
199615
199515.1
199415.2
199315.3
199215.5
199115.6
199015.7
198915.9
198816
198716.2
198616.3
198516.5
198416.6
198316.8
198217
198117.1
198017.3

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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