Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Haiti

Underweight in adults in Haiti in 2024 — 11.4%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9 pp.

2024 11.4% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 171of 199
Period maximum 20.4%1980
Period minimum 11.4%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Haiti, 1980–20241012.51517.52022.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 20.4%1981: 20.1%1982: 19.9%1983: 19.6%1984: 19.3%1985: 19%1986: 18.7%1987: 18.4%1988: 18.1%1989: 17.8%1990: 17.5%1991: 17.2%1992: 16.9%1993: 16.6%1994: 16.3%1995: 16%1996: 15.7%1997: 15.4%1998: 15.1%1999: 14.8%2000: 14.5%2001: 14.2%2002: 14%2003: 13.7%2004: 13.5%2005: 13.3%2006: 13.2%2007: 13%2008: 12.9%2009: 12.7%2010: 12.6%2011: 12.5%2012: 12.4%2013: 12.3%2014: 12.2%2015: 12.1%2016: 12%2017: 11.9%2018: 11.8%2019: 11.7%2020: 11.7%2021: 11.6%2022: 11.5%2023: 11.5%2024: 11.4%
Change over the period: −9 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Haiti 11.4%
World computed 7.5%
Low-income countries computed 13.8%
Underweight in adults — Haiti, by year Haiti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.4 −0.1 pp
2023 11.5 −0.1 pp
2022 11.5 −0.1 pp
2021 11.6 −0.1 pp
2020 11.7 −0.1 pp
2019 11.7 −0.1 pp
2018 11.8 −0.1 pp
2017 11.9 −0.1 pp
2016 12 −0.1 pp
2015 12.1 −0.1 pp
2014 12.2 −0.1 pp
2013 12.3 −0.1 pp
2012 12.4 −0.1 pp
2011 12.5 −0.1 pp
2010 12.6 −0.1 pp
2009 12.7 −0.1 pp
2008 12.9 −0.2 pp
2007 13 −0.2 pp
2006 13.2 −0.2 pp
2005 13.3 −0.2 pp
2004 13.5 −0.2 pp
2003 13.7 −0.2 pp
2002 14 −0.2 pp
2001 14.2 −0.3 pp
2000 14.5 −0.3 pp
1999 14.8 −0.3 pp
1998 15.1 −0.3 pp
1997 15.4 −0.3 pp
1996 15.7 −0.3 pp
1995 16 −0.3 pp
1994 16.3 −0.3 pp
1993 16.6 −0.3 pp
1992 16.9 −0.3 pp
1991 17.2 −0.3 pp
1990 17.5 −0.3 pp
1989 17.8 −0.3 pp
1988 18.1 −0.3 pp
1987 18.4 −0.3 pp
1986 18.7 −0.3 pp
1985 19 −0.3 pp
1984 19.3 −0.3 pp
1983 19.6 −0.3 pp
1982 19.9 −0.3 pp
1981 20.1 −0.3 pp
1980 20.4

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.