Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Underweight in adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024 — 2.6%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2024 2.6% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 71of 199
Period maximum 8.4%1980
Period minimum 2.6%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–202402.557.51019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.4%1981: 8.2%1982: 7.9%1983: 7.6%1984: 7.4%1985: 7.1%1986: 6.9%1987: 6.7%1988: 6.4%1989: 6.2%1990: 6%1991: 5.7%1992: 5.5%1993: 5.3%1994: 5.1%1995: 4.9%1996: 4.7%1997: 4.5%1998: 4.3%1999: 4.2%2000: 4%2001: 3.8%2002: 3.7%2003: 3.6%2004: 3.5%2005: 3.4%2006: 3.3%2007: 3.2%2008: 3.1%2009: 3.1%2010: 3%2011: 2.9%2012: 2.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 2.8%2015: 2.8%2016: 2.8%2017: 2.7%2018: 2.7%2019: 2.7%2020: 2.7%2021: 2.6%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.6%2024: 2.6%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.6%
World computed 7.5%
High-income countries computed 3.3%
Underweight in adults — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.6 −0 pp
2023 2.6 −0 pp
2022 2.6 −0 pp
2021 2.6 −0 pp
2020 2.7 −0 pp
2019 2.7 −0 pp
2018 2.7 −0 pp
2017 2.7 −0 pp
2016 2.8 −0 pp
2015 2.8 −0 pp
2014 2.8 −0 pp
2013 2.9 −0 pp
2012 2.9 −0 pp
2011 2.9 −0.1 pp
2010 3 −0.1 pp
2009 3.1 −0.1 pp
2008 3.1 −0.1 pp
2007 3.2 −0.1 pp
2006 3.3 −0.1 pp
2005 3.4 −0.1 pp
2004 3.5 −0.1 pp
2003 3.6 −0.1 pp
2002 3.7 −0.1 pp
2001 3.8 −0.2 pp
2000 4 −0.2 pp
1999 4.2 −0.2 pp
1998 4.3 −0.2 pp
1997 4.5 −0.2 pp
1996 4.7 −0.2 pp
1995 4.9 −0.2 pp
1994 5.1 −0.2 pp
1993 5.3 −0.2 pp
1992 5.5 −0.2 pp
1991 5.7 −0.2 pp
1990 6 −0.2 pp
1989 6.2 −0.2 pp
1988 6.4 −0.2 pp
1987 6.7 −0.2 pp
1986 6.9 −0.2 pp
1985 7.1 −0.2 pp
1984 7.4 −0.3 pp
1983 7.6 −0.3 pp
1982 7.9 −0.3 pp
1981 8.2 −0.3 pp
1980 8.4

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.