The share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · % of adults
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eritrea
|
37.1 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 2 |
Ethiopia
|
21.8 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 3 |
Timor-Leste
|
19.9 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 4 |
Central African Republic
|
19.8 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 5 |
Niger
|
19.3 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 6 |
Madagascar
|
18.4 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 7 |
Burundi
|
17.9 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 8 |
Somalia
|
17.5 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 9 |
South Sudan
|
17.4 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 10 |
Myanmar
|
15.7 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 11 |
Senegal
|
15.7 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 12 |
Chad
|
15.6 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 13 |
Sudan
|
15 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 14 |
Republic of the Congo
|
14.2 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 15 |
Djibouti
|
13.1 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 16 |
Kenya
|
12.8 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 17 |
Uganda
|
12.6 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 18 |
Namibia
|
12.6 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 19 |
Burkina Faso
|
12.5 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 20 |
Bangladesh
|
12.5 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 21 |
India
|
12.4 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 22 |
Botswana
|
12.2 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 23 |
Vietnam
|
12.1 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 24 |
Cambodia
|
11.9 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 25 |
Gambia
|
11.9 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 26 |
Yemen
|
11.9 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 27 |
Sri Lanka
|
11.9 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 28 |
Tanzania
|
11.8 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 29 |
Haiti
|
11.4 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 30 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
11.3 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 31 |
Japan
|
11.2 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 32 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
10.8 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 33 |
Mozambique
|
10.5 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 34 |
Rwanda
|
10.2 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 35 |
Guinea
|
10 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 36 |
North Korea
|
9.8 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 37 |
Philippines
|
9.7 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 38 |
Angola
|
9.6 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 39 |
Mali
|
9.5 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 40 |
Nepal
|
9.4 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 41 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
9.4 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 42 |
Nigeria
|
9.3 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 43 |
Indonesia
|
9.2 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 44 |
Lesotho
|
8.7 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 45 |
Benin
|
8.5 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 46 |
Laos
|
8.3 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 47 |
Zambia
|
8.2 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 48 |
Togo
|
8.2 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 49 |
Malawi
|
8 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 50 |
Mauritania
|
7.9 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 51 |
Ghana
|
7.8 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 52 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
7.7 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 53 |
Mauritius
|
7.2 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 54 |
Gabon
|
7 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 55 |
Zimbabwe
|
6.9 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 56 |
Pakistan
|
6.9 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 57 |
Guyana
|
6.8 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 58 |
Maldives
|
6.8 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 59 |
Suriname
|
6.6 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 60 |
Comoros
|
6.6 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 61 |
Thailand
|
6.5 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 62 |
Singapore
|
6.4 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 63 |
Cameroon
|
6.3 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 64 |
Sierra Leone
|
6.3 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 65 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
6.3 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 66 |
Liberia
|
6.1 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 67 |
Morocco
|
5.7 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 68 |
Malaysia
|
5.6 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 69 |
Afghanistan
|
5.6 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 70 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
5.5 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 71 |
South Korea
|
5.5 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 72 |
South Africa
|
5.3 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 73 |
Oman
|
5.3 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 74 |
Cabo Verde
|
5.1 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 75 |
Venezuela
|
4.8 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 76 |
Libya
|
4.7 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 77 |
Saudi Arabia
|
4.7 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 78 |
China
|
4.7 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 79 |
Algeria
|
4.7 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 80 |
Eswatini
|
4.6 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 81 |
Bermuda
|
4.6 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 82 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
4.5 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 83 |
Seychelles
|
4.5 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 84 |
Tajikistan
|
4.5 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 85 |
Tunisia
|
4.4 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 86 |
Dominica
|
4.3 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 87 |
Dominican Republic
|
4.2 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 88 |
Switzerland
|
4.2 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 89 |
Cuba
|
4.1 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 90 |
Jamaica
|
4.1 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 91 |
France
|
4.1 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 92 |
Grenada
|
3.9 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 93 |
Israel
|
3.9 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 94 |
Bulgaria
|
3.9 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 95 |
Iran
|
3.7 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 96 |
Fiji
|
3.7 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 97 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
3.7 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 98 |
Saint Lucia
|
3.7 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 99 |
Kazakhstan
|
3.6 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 100 |
Serbia
|
3.6 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Bahrain
|
3.4 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 102 |
Armenia
|
3.4 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 103 |
Bahamas
|
3.3 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 104 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
3.3 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 105 |
Mongolia
|
3.3 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 106 |
Barbados
|
3.3 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 107 |
Andorra
|
3.2 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 108 |
Papua New Guinea
|
3.2 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 109 |
Romania
|
3.1 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 110 |
Georgia
|
3 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 111 |
Latvia
|
3 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 112 |
Turkmenistan
|
2.9 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 113 |
United Arab Emirates
|
2.9 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 114 |
Bhutan
|
2.9 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 115 |
Nicaragua
|
2.9 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 116 |
Jordan
|
2.9 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 117 |
Syria
|
2.9 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 118 |
Iraq
|
2.8 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 119 |
Slovakia
|
2.8 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 120 |
Colombia
|
2.8 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 121 |
Azerbaijan
|
2.8 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 122 |
Brazil
|
2.7 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 123 |
Qatar
|
2.7 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 124 |
Greenland
|
2.7 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 125 |
Cyprus
|
2.7 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 126 |
Italy
|
2.6 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 127 |
Honduras
|
2.6 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 128 |
Palestine
|
2.6 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 129 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
2.6 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 130 |
Hungary
|
2.6 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 131 |
Türkiye
|
2.6 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 132 |
Puerto Rico
|
2.5 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 133 |
Austria
|
2.5 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 134 |
El Salvador
|
2.5 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 135 |
Vanuatu
|
2.5 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 136 |
Belarus
|
2.5 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 137 |
Guatemala
|
2.5 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 138 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.5 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 139 |
Solomon Islands
|
2.5 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 140 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2.5 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 141 |
Uzbekistan
|
2.5 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 142 |
Panama
|
2.5 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 143 |
Lithuania
|
2.5 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 144 |
Slovenia
|
2.5 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 145 |
North Macedonia
|
2.4 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 146 |
Denmark
|
2.4 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 147 |
Lebanon
|
2.4 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 148 |
Belgium
|
2.4 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 149 |
Canada
|
2.4 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 150 |
Costa Rica
|
2.4 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 151 |
Luxembourg
|
2.3 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 152 |
Poland
|
2.3 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 153 |
Russia
|
2.3 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 154 |
Moldova
|
2.3 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 155 |
Spain
|
2.3 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 156 |
Micronesia
|
2.2 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 157 |
United Kingdom
|
2.1 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 158 |
Marshall Islands
|
2.1 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 159 |
Belize
|
2.1 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 160 |
Ukraine
|
2.1 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 161 |
Estonia
|
2.1 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 162 |
United States
|
2 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 163 |
Czechia
|
2 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 164 |
Greece
|
2 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 165 |
Portugal
|
2 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 166 |
Montenegro
|
2 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 167 |
Uruguay
|
2 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 168 |
Croatia
|
2 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 169 |
Malta
|
2 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 170 |
Germany
|
2 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 171 |
Australia
|
1.9 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 172 |
Iceland
|
1.9 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 173 |
Netherlands
|
1.8 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 174 |
Palau
|
1.8 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 175 |
Albania
|
1.7 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 176 |
Egypt
|
1.7 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 177 |
Sweden
|
1.7 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 178 |
Finland
|
1.7 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 179 |
Paraguay
|
1.6 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 180 |
Argentina
|
1.6 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 181 |
French Polynesia
|
1.6 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 182 |
Mexico
|
1.5 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 183 |
New Zealand
|
1.5 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 184 |
Ireland
|
1.5 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 185 |
Norway
|
1.4 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 186 |
Ecuador
|
1.4 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 187 |
Kiribati
|
1.3 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 188 |
Kuwait
|
1.3 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 189 |
Bolivia
|
1.1 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 190 |
Peru
|
1 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 191 |
Tuvalu
|
0.8 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 192 |
Niue
|
0.7 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 193 |
Chile
|
0.7 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 194 |
Samoa
|
0.5 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 195 |
Tokelau
|
0.5 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 196 |
Cook Islands
|
0.5 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 197 |
Nauru
|
0.4 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 198 |
American Samoa
|
0.4 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 199 |
Tonga
|
0.3 | 2024 | 1 |
The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index below 18.5 kg/m². The indicator moves in the direction opposite to obesity, and together they describe what is called the double burden of malnutrition: in many middle-income countries both shares are high at once — underweight persists in the countryside, obesity has already come to the city. The largest values are given by South Asia and the Horn of Africa.
Important: The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one. Underweight in adults and undernourishment are different indicators: the first measures the body, the second the intake of calories.
The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.
Nutrition 2001–2023 Prevalence of undernourishmentThe share of the population whose calorie intake is below the minimum requirement.
Nutrition 1983–2024 Stunting in childrenThe share of children under five whose height is markedly below the norm for their age.
Nutrition 2000–2024 Tobacco use prevalenceThe share of adults who use tobacco in any form.
Nutrition 2000–2024 Access to clean waterThe share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.
Nutrition 2000–2024 Access to basic sanitationThe share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.