Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Georgia

Underweight in adults in Georgia in 2024 — 3%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 4.8 pp.

2024 3% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 90of 199
Period maximum 7.8%1980
Period minimum 3%2022

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Georgia, 1980–2024246819801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.8%1981: 7.6%1982: 7.3%1983: 7.1%1984: 6.9%1985: 6.6%1986: 6.4%1987: 6.2%1988: 6%1989: 5.8%1990: 5.6%1991: 5.5%1992: 5.3%1993: 5.1%1994: 5%1995: 4.9%1996: 4.7%1997: 4.6%1998: 4.4%1999: 4.3%2000: 4.2%2001: 4.1%2002: 4%2003: 3.9%2004: 3.8%2005: 3.7%2006: 3.6%2007: 3.5%2008: 3.4%2009: 3.4%2010: 3.3%2011: 3.3%2012: 3.2%2013: 3.2%2014: 3.2%2015: 3.1%2016: 3.1%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.1%2019: 3%2020: 3%2021: 3%2022: 3%2023: 3%2024: 3%
Change over the period: −4.8 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Georgia 3%
World computed 7.5%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.5%
Western Asia computed 4.2%
Underweight in adults — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3 +0 pp
2023 3 +0 pp
2022 3 −0 pp
2021 3 −0 pp
2020 3 −0 pp
2019 3 −0 pp
2018 3.1 −0 pp
2017 3.1 −0 pp
2016 3.1 −0 pp
2015 3.1 −0 pp
2014 3.2 −0 pp
2013 3.2 −0 pp
2012 3.2 −0 pp
2011 3.3 −0 pp
2010 3.3 −0.1 pp
2009 3.4 −0.1 pp
2008 3.4 −0.1 pp
2007 3.5 −0.1 pp
2006 3.6 −0.1 pp
2005 3.7 −0.1 pp
2004 3.8 −0.1 pp
2003 3.9 −0.1 pp
2002 4 −0.1 pp
2001 4.1 −0.1 pp
2000 4.2 −0.1 pp
1999 4.3 −0.1 pp
1998 4.4 −0.1 pp
1997 4.6 −0.1 pp
1996 4.7 −0.1 pp
1995 4.9 −0.1 pp
1994 5 −0.1 pp
1993 5.1 −0.2 pp
1992 5.3 −0.2 pp
1991 5.5 −0.2 pp
1990 5.6 −0.2 pp
1989 5.8 −0.2 pp
1988 6 −0.2 pp
1987 6.2 −0.2 pp
1986 6.4 −0.2 pp
1985 6.6 −0.2 pp
1984 6.9 −0.2 pp
1983 7.1 −0.2 pp
1982 7.3 −0.2 pp
1981 7.6 −0.3 pp
1980 7.8

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.