Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Czechia

Underweight in adults in Czechia in 2024 — 2%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2024 2% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 37of 199
Period maximum 2%2024
Period minimum 1.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Czechia, 1980–20241.41.61.822.219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.5%1981: 1.5%1982: 1.5%1983: 1.5%1984: 1.6%1985: 1.6%1986: 1.6%1987: 1.6%1988: 1.6%1989: 1.7%1990: 1.7%1991: 1.7%1992: 1.8%1993: 1.8%1994: 1.8%1995: 1.8%1996: 1.9%1997: 1.9%1998: 1.9%1999: 1.9%2000: 1.9%2001: 1.9%2002: 1.9%2003: 1.9%2004: 1.9%2005: 1.9%2006: 1.9%2007: 1.9%2008: 1.9%2009: 1.9%2010: 1.9%2011: 1.9%2012: 1.9%2013: 1.9%2014: 1.9%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.9%2017: 1.9%2018: 2%2019: 2%2020: 2%2021: 2%2022: 2%2023: 2%2024: 2%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Czechia 2%
World computed 7.5%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.5%
Eastern Europe computed 2.4%
High-income countries computed 3.3%
Underweight in adults — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2 +0 pp
2023 2 +0 pp
2022 2 +0 pp
2021 2 +0 pp
2020 2 +0 pp
2019 2 +0 pp
2018 2 +0 pp
2017 1.9 +0 pp
2016 1.9 +0 pp
2015 1.9 +0 pp
2014 1.9 +0 pp
2013 1.9 +0 pp
2012 1.9 +0 pp
2011 1.9 +0 pp
2010 1.9 +0 pp
2009 1.9 +0 pp
2008 1.9 +0 pp
2007 1.9 −0 pp
2006 1.9 −0 pp
2005 1.9 −0 pp
2004 1.9 −0 pp
2003 1.9 +0 pp
2002 1.9 +0 pp
2001 1.9 +0 pp
2000 1.9 +0 pp
1999 1.9 +0 pp
1998 1.9 +0 pp
1997 1.9 +0 pp
1996 1.9 +0 pp
1995 1.8 +0 pp
1994 1.8 +0 pp
1993 1.8 +0 pp
1992 1.8 +0 pp
1991 1.7 +0 pp
1990 1.7 +0 pp
1989 1.7 +0 pp
1988 1.6 +0 pp
1987 1.6 +0 pp
1986 1.6 +0 pp
1985 1.6 +0 pp
1984 1.6 +0 pp
1983 1.5 +0 pp
1982 1.5 +0 pp
1981 1.5 +0 pp
1980 1.5

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.