Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Micronesia

Underweight in adults in Micronesia in 2024 — 2.2%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.6 pp.

2024 2.2% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 44of 199
Period maximum 3.8%1980
Period minimum 2%2014

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Micronesia, 1980–202422.533.5419801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 3.8%1981: 3.7%1982: 3.6%1983: 3.5%1984: 3.4%1985: 3.3%1986: 3.2%1987: 3.1%1988: 3%1989: 2.9%1990: 2.9%1991: 2.8%1992: 2.7%1993: 2.6%1994: 2.6%1995: 2.5%1996: 2.5%1997: 2.4%1998: 2.4%1999: 2.3%2000: 2.3%2001: 2.3%2002: 2.2%2003: 2.2%2004: 2.2%2005: 2.1%2006: 2.1%2007: 2.1%2008: 2.1%2009: 2.1%2010: 2.1%2011: 2.1%2012: 2.1%2013: 2%2014: 2%2015: 2%2016: 2%2017: 2.1%2018: 2.1%2019: 2.1%2020: 2.1%2021: 2.1%2022: 2.2%2023: 2.2%2024: 2.2%
Change over the period: −1.6 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Micronesia 2.2%
World computed 7.5%
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.6%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 1.7%
Underweight in adults — Micronesia, by year Micronesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.2 +0 pp
2023 2.2 +0 pp
2022 2.2 +0 pp
2021 2.1 +0 pp
2020 2.1 +0 pp
2019 2.1 +0 pp
2018 2.1 +0 pp
2017 2.1 +0 pp
2016 2 +0 pp
2015 2 +0 pp
2014 2 −0 pp
2013 2 −0 pp
2012 2.1 −0 pp
2011 2.1 −0 pp
2010 2.1 −0 pp
2009 2.1 −0 pp
2008 2.1 −0 pp
2007 2.1 −0 pp
2006 2.1 −0 pp
2005 2.1 −0 pp
2004 2.2 −0 pp
2003 2.2 −0 pp
2002 2.2 −0 pp
2001 2.3 −0 pp
2000 2.3 −0 pp
1999 2.3 −0 pp
1998 2.4 −0 pp
1997 2.4 −0 pp
1996 2.5 −0.1 pp
1995 2.5 −0.1 pp
1994 2.6 −0.1 pp
1993 2.6 −0.1 pp
1992 2.7 −0.1 pp
1991 2.8 −0.1 pp
1990 2.9 −0.1 pp
1989 2.9 −0.1 pp
1988 3 −0.1 pp
1987 3.1 −0.1 pp
1986 3.2 −0.1 pp
1985 3.3 −0.1 pp
1984 3.4 −0.1 pp
1983 3.5 −0.1 pp
1982 3.6 −0.1 pp
1981 3.7 −0.1 pp
1980 3.8

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.