Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Armenia

Underweight in adults in Armenia in 2024 — 3.4%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 2.9 pp.

2024 3.4% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 98of 199
Period maximum 6.3%1980
Period minimum 2.8%2008

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Armenia, 1980–202423456719801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 6.3%1981: 6%1982: 5.8%1983: 5.6%1984: 5.4%1985: 5.2%1986: 5%1987: 4.8%1988: 4.6%1989: 4.4%1990: 4.3%1991: 4.1%1992: 4%1993: 3.9%1994: 3.7%1995: 3.6%1996: 3.5%1997: 3.4%1998: 3.3%1999: 3.2%2000: 3.1%2001: 3.1%2002: 3%2003: 3%2004: 2.9%2005: 2.9%2006: 2.8%2007: 2.8%2008: 2.8%2009: 2.8%2010: 2.8%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 2.9%2015: 2.9%2016: 3%2017: 3%2018: 3%2019: 3.1%2020: 3.1%2021: 3.2%2022: 3.3%2023: 3.3%2024: 3.4%
Change over the period: −2.9 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Armenia 3.4%
World computed 7.5%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.5%
Western Asia computed 4.2%
Underweight in adults — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.4 +0.1 pp
2023 3.3 +0.1 pp
2022 3.3 +0.1 pp
2021 3.2 +0.1 pp
2020 3.1 +0.1 pp
2019 3.1 +0 pp
2018 3 +0 pp
2017 3 +0 pp
2016 3 +0 pp
2015 2.9 +0 pp
2014 2.9 +0 pp
2013 2.9 +0 pp
2012 2.9 +0 pp
2011 2.8 +0 pp
2010 2.8 +0 pp
2009 2.8 +0 pp
2008 2.8 −0 pp
2007 2.8 −0 pp
2006 2.8 −0 pp
2005 2.9 −0 pp
2004 2.9 −0 pp
2003 3 −0.1 pp
2002 3 −0.1 pp
2001 3.1 −0.1 pp
2000 3.1 −0.1 pp
1999 3.2 −0.1 pp
1998 3.3 −0.1 pp
1997 3.4 −0.1 pp
1996 3.5 −0.1 pp
1995 3.6 −0.1 pp
1994 3.7 −0.1 pp
1993 3.9 −0.1 pp
1992 4 −0.1 pp
1991 4.1 −0.1 pp
1990 4.3 −0.2 pp
1989 4.4 −0.2 pp
1988 4.6 −0.2 pp
1987 4.8 −0.2 pp
1986 5 −0.2 pp
1985 5.2 −0.2 pp
1984 5.4 −0.2 pp
1983 5.6 −0.2 pp
1982 5.8 −0.2 pp
1981 6 −0.2 pp
1980 6.3

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.