Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Angola

Underweight in adults in Angola in 2024 — 9.6%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 8.2 pp.

2024 9.6% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 162of 199
Period maximum 17.8%1980
Period minimum 9.6%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Angola, 1980–20247.51012.51517.52019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 17.8%1981: 17.7%1982: 17.5%1983: 17.3%1984: 17.1%1985: 17%1986: 16.8%1987: 16.6%1988: 16.4%1989: 16.2%1990: 16.1%1991: 15.9%1992: 15.7%1993: 15.6%1994: 15.4%1995: 15.2%1996: 15.1%1997: 14.9%1998: 14.7%1999: 14.5%2000: 14.3%2001: 14.1%2002: 13.9%2003: 13.7%2004: 13.4%2005: 13.2%2006: 13%2007: 12.7%2008: 12.5%2009: 12.2%2010: 12%2011: 11.7%2012: 11.5%2013: 11.3%2014: 11%2015: 10.8%2016: 10.7%2017: 10.5%2018: 10.3%2019: 10.2%2020: 10.1%2021: 9.9%2022: 9.8%2023: 9.7%2024: 9.6%
Change over the period: −8.2 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Angola

Angola 9.6%
World computed 7.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 12.1%
Middle Africa computed 11%
Underweight in adults — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.6 −0.1 pp
2023 9.7 −0.1 pp
2022 9.8 −0.1 pp
2021 9.9 −0.1 pp
2020 10.1 −0.1 pp
2019 10.2 −0.1 pp
2018 10.3 −0.2 pp
2017 10.5 −0.2 pp
2016 10.7 −0.2 pp
2015 10.8 −0.2 pp
2014 11 −0.2 pp
2013 11.3 −0.2 pp
2012 11.5 −0.2 pp
2011 11.7 −0.2 pp
2010 12 −0.2 pp
2009 12.2 −0.3 pp
2008 12.5 −0.3 pp
2007 12.7 −0.2 pp
2006 13 −0.2 pp
2005 13.2 −0.2 pp
2004 13.4 −0.2 pp
2003 13.7 −0.2 pp
2002 13.9 −0.2 pp
2001 14.1 −0.2 pp
2000 14.3 −0.2 pp
1999 14.5 −0.2 pp
1998 14.7 −0.2 pp
1997 14.9 −0.2 pp
1996 15.1 −0.2 pp
1995 15.2 −0.2 pp
1994 15.4 −0.2 pp
1993 15.6 −0.2 pp
1992 15.7 −0.2 pp
1991 15.9 −0.2 pp
1990 16.1 −0.2 pp
1989 16.2 −0.2 pp
1988 16.4 −0.2 pp
1987 16.6 −0.2 pp
1986 16.8 −0.2 pp
1985 17 −0.2 pp
1984 17.1 −0.2 pp
1983 17.3 −0.2 pp
1982 17.5 −0.2 pp
1981 17.7 −0.2 pp
1980 17.8

About the indicator

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.