Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Bahamas

Underweight in adults in the Bahamas in 2024 — 3.3%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 7.1 pp.

2024 3.3% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 97of 199
Period maximum 10.5%1980
Period minimum 3.3%2022

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Bahamas, 1980–202405101519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.5%1981: 10.1%1982: 9.8%1983: 9.5%1984: 9.1%1985: 8.8%1986: 8.5%1987: 8.2%1988: 7.9%1989: 7.6%1990: 7.3%1991: 7%1992: 6.7%1993: 6.5%1994: 6.2%1995: 5.9%1996: 5.7%1997: 5.4%1998: 5.2%1999: 5%2000: 4.8%2001: 4.6%2002: 4.4%2003: 4.3%2004: 4.1%2005: 4%2006: 3.9%2007: 3.8%2008: 3.7%2009: 3.6%2010: 3.6%2011: 3.5%2012: 3.5%2013: 3.4%2014: 3.4%2015: 3.4%2016: 3.4%2017: 3.3%2018: 3.3%2019: 3.3%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.3%2022: 3.3%2023: 3.3%2024: 3.3%
Change over the period: −7.1 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bahamas 3.3%
World computed 7.5%
High-income countries computed 3.3%
Underweight in adults — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.3 +0 pp
2023 3.3 +0 pp
2022 3.3 −0 pp
2021 3.3 −0 pp
2020 3.3 −0 pp
2019 3.3 −0 pp
2018 3.3 −0 pp
2017 3.3 −0 pp
2016 3.4 −0 pp
2015 3.4 −0 pp
2014 3.4 −0 pp
2013 3.4 −0 pp
2012 3.5 −0 pp
2011 3.5 −0.1 pp
2010 3.6 −0.1 pp
2009 3.6 −0.1 pp
2008 3.7 −0.1 pp
2007 3.8 −0.1 pp
2006 3.9 −0.1 pp
2005 4 −0.1 pp
2004 4.1 −0.1 pp
2003 4.3 −0.2 pp
2002 4.4 −0.2 pp
2001 4.6 −0.2 pp
2000 4.8 −0.2 pp
1999 5 −0.2 pp
1998 5.2 −0.2 pp
1997 5.4 −0.2 pp
1996 5.7 −0.3 pp
1995 5.9 −0.3 pp
1994 6.2 −0.3 pp
1993 6.5 −0.3 pp
1992 6.7 −0.3 pp
1991 7 −0.3 pp
1990 7.3 −0.3 pp
1989 7.6 −0.3 pp
1988 7.9 −0.3 pp
1987 8.2 −0.3 pp
1986 8.5 −0.3 pp
1985 8.8 −0.3 pp
1984 9.1 −0.3 pp
1983 9.5 −0.3 pp
1982 9.8 −0.3 pp
1981 10.1 −0.3 pp
1980 10.5

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.