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United Arab Emirates: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2

2.90percent · 2024+7.4% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.9
20232.9
20222.9
20212.8
20202.8
20192.8
20182.8
20172.7
20162.7
20152.7
20142.7
20132.7
20122.7
20112.8
20102.8
20092.8
20082.8
20072.9
20062.9
20053
20043
20033.1
20023.2
20013.3
20003.4
19993.5
19983.6
19973.7
19963.8
19953.9
19944
19934.2
19924.3
19914.4
19904.6
19894.7
19884.9
19875
19865.2
19855.4
19845.6
19835.8
19826
19816.2
19806.4

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 2026-11-13). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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