Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Comoros

Underweight in adults in the Comoros in 2024 — 6.6%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 7.1 pp.

2024 6.6% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 140of 199
Period maximum 13.7%1980
Period minimum 6.6%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Comoros, 1980–20246810121419801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 13.7%1981: 13.5%1982: 13.3%1983: 13.1%1984: 12.9%1985: 12.6%1986: 12.4%1987: 12.2%1988: 12%1989: 11.8%1990: 11.6%1991: 11.4%1992: 11.2%1993: 11%1994: 10.8%1995: 10.7%1996: 10.5%1997: 10.3%1998: 10.1%1999: 9.9%2000: 9.7%2001: 9.5%2002: 9.3%2003: 9.1%2004: 8.9%2005: 8.7%2006: 8.5%2007: 8.3%2008: 8.1%2009: 7.9%2010: 7.7%2011: 7.5%2012: 7.4%2013: 7.2%2014: 7.1%2015: 7%2016: 6.9%2017: 6.8%2018: 6.7%2019: 6.7%2020: 6.6%2021: 6.6%2022: 6.6%2023: 6.6%2024: 6.6%
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: Comoros

Comoros 6.6%
World computed 7.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 12.1%
Eastern Africa computed 15.1%
Underweight in adults — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 6.6 −0 pp
2023 6.6 −0 pp
2022 6.6 −0 pp
2021 6.6 −0 pp
2020 6.6 −0 pp
2019 6.7 −0 pp
2018 6.7 −0.1 pp
2017 6.8 −0.1 pp
2016 6.9 −0.1 pp
2015 7 −0.1 pp
2014 7.1 −0.1 pp
2013 7.2 −0.2 pp
2012 7.4 −0.2 pp
2011 7.5 −0.2 pp
2010 7.7 −0.2 pp
2009 7.9 −0.2 pp
2008 8.1 −0.2 pp
2007 8.3 −0.2 pp
2006 8.5 −0.2 pp
2005 8.7 −0.2 pp
2004 8.9 −0.2 pp
2003 9.1 −0.2 pp
2002 9.3 −0.2 pp
2001 9.5 −0.2 pp
2000 9.7 −0.2 pp
1999 9.9 −0.2 pp
1998 10.1 −0.2 pp
1997 10.3 −0.2 pp
1996 10.5 −0.2 pp
1995 10.7 −0.2 pp
1994 10.8 −0.2 pp
1993 11 −0.2 pp
1992 11.2 −0.2 pp
1991 11.4 −0.2 pp
1990 11.6 −0.2 pp
1989 11.8 −0.2 pp
1988 12 −0.2 pp
1987 12.2 −0.2 pp
1986 12.4 −0.2 pp
1985 12.6 −0.2 pp
1984 12.9 −0.2 pp
1983 13.1 −0.2 pp
1982 13.3 −0.2 pp
1981 13.5 −0.2 pp
1980 13.7

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.