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Underweight in adults — Niger

Underweight in adults in Niger in 2024 — 19.3%. Ranked 195 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 4.7 pp.

2024 19.3% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 195of 199
Period maximum 24%1980
Period minimum 18.4%2014

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Niger, 1980–2024182022242619801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 24%1981: 23.8%1982: 23.7%1983: 23.5%1984: 23.3%1985: 23.1%1986: 22.9%1987: 22.7%1988: 22.5%1989: 22.3%1990: 22.2%1991: 22%1992: 21.8%1993: 21.6%1994: 21.4%1995: 21.3%1996: 21.1%1997: 20.9%1998: 20.8%1999: 20.6%2000: 20.4%2001: 20.2%2002: 20%2003: 19.9%2004: 19.7%2005: 19.5%2006: 19.3%2007: 19.2%2008: 19%2009: 18.8%2010: 18.7%2011: 18.6%2012: 18.5%2013: 18.5%2014: 18.4%2015: 18.4%2016: 18.5%2017: 18.5%2018: 18.6%2019: 18.7%2020: 18.8%2021: 18.9%2022: 19%2023: 19.2%2024: 19.3%
Change over the period: −4.7 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Niger 19.3%
World computed 7.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 12.1%
Western Africa computed 10%
Low-income countries computed 13.8%
Underweight in adults — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19.3 +0.1 pp
2023 19.2 +0.1 pp
2022 19 +0.1 pp
2021 18.9 +0.1 pp
2020 18.8 +0.1 pp
2019 18.7 +0.1 pp
2018 18.6 +0.1 pp
2017 18.5 +0.1 pp
2016 18.5 +0 pp
2015 18.4 +0 pp
2014 18.4 −0 pp
2013 18.5 −0.1 pp
2012 18.5 −0.1 pp
2011 18.6 −0.1 pp
2010 18.7 −0.1 pp
2009 18.8 −0.1 pp
2008 19 −0.2 pp
2007 19.2 −0.2 pp
2006 19.3 −0.2 pp
2005 19.5 −0.2 pp
2004 19.7 −0.2 pp
2003 19.9 −0.2 pp
2002 20 −0.2 pp
2001 20.2 −0.2 pp
2000 20.4 −0.2 pp
1999 20.6 −0.2 pp
1998 20.8 −0.2 pp
1997 20.9 −0.2 pp
1996 21.1 −0.2 pp
1995 21.3 −0.2 pp
1994 21.4 −0.2 pp
1993 21.6 −0.2 pp
1992 21.8 −0.2 pp
1991 22 −0.2 pp
1990 22.2 −0.2 pp
1989 22.3 −0.2 pp
1988 22.5 −0.2 pp
1987 22.7 −0.2 pp
1986 22.9 −0.2 pp
1985 23.1 −0.2 pp
1984 23.3 −0.2 pp
1983 23.5 −0.2 pp
1982 23.7 −0.2 pp
1981 23.8 −0.2 pp
1980 24 —

Western Africa, 2024

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

CV Cabo Verde 5.1 LR Liberia 6.1 SL Sierra Leone 6.3 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.7 GH Ghana 7.8 MR Mauritania 7.9 TG Togo 8.2 BJ Benin 8.5 NG Nigeria 9.3 ML Mali 9.5 GN Guinea 10 GW Guinea-Bissau 10.8 GM Gambia 11.9 BF Burkina Faso 12.5 SN Senegal 15.7 NE Niger 19.3
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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.

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