Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Chad

Underweight in adults in Chad in 2024 — 15.6%. Ranked 188 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9.4 pp.

2024 15.6% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 188of 199
Period maximum 25%1980
Period minimum 15.6%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Chad, 1980–20241517.52022.52527.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 25%1981: 24.8%1982: 24.6%1983: 24.4%1984: 24.2%1985: 24.1%1986: 23.9%1987: 23.6%1988: 23.4%1989: 23.2%1990: 23%1991: 22.8%1992: 22.6%1993: 22.4%1994: 22.2%1995: 22%1996: 21.7%1997: 21.5%1998: 21.3%1999: 21%2000: 20.8%2001: 20.5%2002: 20.2%2003: 20%2004: 19.7%2005: 19.4%2006: 19.1%2007: 18.8%2008: 18.5%2009: 18.2%2010: 17.9%2011: 17.6%2012: 17.4%2013: 17.1%2014: 16.9%2015: 16.7%2016: 16.6%2017: 16.4%2018: 16.2%2019: 16.1%2020: 16%2021: 15.9%2022: 15.8%2023: 15.7%2024: 15.6%
Change over the period: −9.4 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Chad 15.6%
World computed 7.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 12.1%
Middle Africa computed 11%
Low-income countries computed 13.8%
Underweight in adults — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.6 −0.1 pp
2023 15.7 −0.1 pp
2022 15.8 −0.1 pp
2021 15.9 −0.1 pp
2020 16 −0.1 pp
2019 16.1 −0.1 pp
2018 16.2 −0.1 pp
2017 16.4 −0.2 pp
2016 16.6 −0.2 pp
2015 16.7 −0.2 pp
2014 16.9 −0.2 pp
2013 17.1 −0.2 pp
2012 17.4 −0.3 pp
2011 17.6 −0.3 pp
2010 17.9 −0.3 pp
2009 18.2 −0.3 pp
2008 18.5 −0.3 pp
2007 18.8 −0.3 pp
2006 19.1 −0.3 pp
2005 19.4 −0.3 pp
2004 19.7 −0.3 pp
2003 20 −0.3 pp
2002 20.2 −0.3 pp
2001 20.5 −0.3 pp
2000 20.8 −0.3 pp
1999 21 −0.2 pp
1998 21.3 −0.2 pp
1997 21.5 −0.2 pp
1996 21.7 −0.2 pp
1995 22 −0.2 pp
1994 22.2 −0.2 pp
1993 22.4 −0.2 pp
1992 22.6 −0.2 pp
1991 22.8 −0.2 pp
1990 23 −0.2 pp
1989 23.2 −0.2 pp
1988 23.4 −0.2 pp
1987 23.6 −0.2 pp
1986 23.9 −0.2 pp
1985 24.1 −0.2 pp
1984 24.2 −0.2 pp
1983 24.4 −0.2 pp
1982 24.6 −0.2 pp
1981 24.8 −0.2 pp
1980 25

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.