Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Brunei Darussalam

Underweight in adults in Brunei Darussalam in 2024 — 3.3%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 15.6 pp.

2024 3.3% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 96of 199
Period maximum 18.9%1980
Period minimum 3.3%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Brunei Darussalam, 1980–20240510152019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 18.9%1981: 18.4%1982: 17.9%1983: 17.4%1984: 17%1985: 16.5%1986: 16%1987: 15.5%1988: 15%1989: 14.5%1990: 14%1991: 13.5%1992: 13.1%1993: 12.6%1994: 12.2%1995: 11.8%1996: 11.3%1997: 10.9%1998: 10.6%1999: 10.2%2000: 9.8%2001: 9.4%2002: 9.1%2003: 8.7%2004: 8.3%2005: 8%2006: 7.6%2007: 7.3%2008: 6.9%2009: 6.6%2010: 6.3%2011: 6%2012: 5.7%2013: 5.4%2014: 5.2%2015: 4.9%2016: 4.7%2017: 4.4%2018: 4.2%2019: 4.1%2020: 3.9%2021: 3.7%2022: 3.6%2023: 3.4%2024: 3.3%
Change over the period: −15.6 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Brunei Darussalam 3.3%
World computed 7.5%
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.6%
South-Eastern Asia computed 9.8%
High-income countries computed 3.3%
Underweight in adults — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.3 −0.1 pp
2023 3.4 −0.1 pp
2022 3.6 −0.2 pp
2021 3.7 −0.2 pp
2020 3.9 −0.2 pp
2019 4.1 −0.2 pp
2018 4.2 −0.2 pp
2017 4.4 −0.2 pp
2016 4.7 −0.2 pp
2015 4.9 −0.3 pp
2014 5.2 −0.3 pp
2013 5.4 −0.3 pp
2012 5.7 −0.3 pp
2011 6 −0.3 pp
2010 6.3 −0.3 pp
2009 6.6 −0.3 pp
2008 6.9 −0.3 pp
2007 7.3 −0.3 pp
2006 7.6 −0.4 pp
2005 8 −0.4 pp
2004 8.3 −0.4 pp
2003 8.7 −0.4 pp
2002 9.1 −0.4 pp
2001 9.4 −0.4 pp
2000 9.8 −0.4 pp
1999 10.2 −0.4 pp
1998 10.6 −0.4 pp
1997 10.9 −0.4 pp
1996 11.3 −0.4 pp
1995 11.8 −0.4 pp
1994 12.2 −0.4 pp
1993 12.6 −0.4 pp
1992 13.1 −0.5 pp
1991 13.5 −0.5 pp
1990 14 −0.5 pp
1989 14.5 −0.5 pp
1988 15 −0.5 pp
1987 15.5 −0.5 pp
1986 16 −0.5 pp
1985 16.5 −0.5 pp
1984 17 −0.5 pp
1983 17.4 −0.5 pp
1982 17.9 −0.5 pp
1981 18.4 −0.5 pp
1980 18.9

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.