Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Morocco

Underweight in adults in Morocco in 2024 — 5.7%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 3.3 pp.

2024 5.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 133of 199
Period maximum 9%1980
Period minimum 5.6%2016

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Morocco, 1980–20245678919801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 9%1981: 8.8%1982: 8.7%1983: 8.5%1984: 8.3%1985: 8.2%1986: 8%1987: 7.9%1988: 7.7%1989: 7.6%1990: 7.5%1991: 7.3%1992: 7.2%1993: 7.1%1994: 7%1995: 6.9%1996: 6.8%1997: 6.7%1998: 6.6%1999: 6.4%2000: 6.3%2001: 6.2%2002: 6.1%2003: 6.1%2004: 6%2005: 5.9%2006: 5.8%2007: 5.8%2008: 5.7%2009: 5.7%2010: 5.6%2011: 5.6%2012: 5.6%2013: 5.6%2014: 5.6%2015: 5.6%2016: 5.6%2017: 5.6%2018: 5.6%2019: 5.6%2020: 5.6%2021: 5.6%2022: 5.7%2023: 5.7%2024: 5.7%
Change over the period: −3.3 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Morocco 5.7%
World computed 7.5%
Northern Africa computed 5.4%
Underweight in adults — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.7 +0 pp
2023 5.7 +0 pp
2022 5.7 +0 pp
2021 5.6 +0 pp
2020 5.6 +0 pp
2019 5.6 +0 pp
2018 5.6 +0 pp
2017 5.6 +0 pp
2016 5.6 −0 pp
2015 5.6 −0 pp
2014 5.6 −0 pp
2013 5.6 −0 pp
2012 5.6 −0 pp
2011 5.6 −0 pp
2010 5.6 −0 pp
2009 5.7 −0 pp
2008 5.7 −0 pp
2007 5.8 −0.1 pp
2006 5.8 −0.1 pp
2005 5.9 −0.1 pp
2004 6 −0.1 pp
2003 6.1 −0.1 pp
2002 6.1 −0.1 pp
2001 6.2 −0.1 pp
2000 6.3 −0.1 pp
1999 6.4 −0.1 pp
1998 6.6 −0.1 pp
1997 6.7 −0.1 pp
1996 6.8 −0.1 pp
1995 6.9 −0.1 pp
1994 7 −0.1 pp
1993 7.1 −0.1 pp
1992 7.2 −0.1 pp
1991 7.3 −0.1 pp
1990 7.5 −0.1 pp
1989 7.6 −0.1 pp
1988 7.7 −0.1 pp
1987 7.9 −0.1 pp
1986 8 −0.1 pp
1985 8.2 −0.2 pp
1984 8.3 −0.2 pp
1983 8.5 −0.2 pp
1982 8.7 −0.2 pp
1981 8.8 −0.2 pp
1980 9

Northern Africa, 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.