Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Underweight in adults in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2024 — 3.7%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2024 3.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 103of 199
Period maximum 10.1%1980
Period minimum 3.7%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1980–20242468101219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.1%1981: 9.9%1982: 9.6%1983: 9.4%1984: 9.1%1985: 8.9%1986: 8.6%1987: 8.4%1988: 8.1%1989: 7.9%1990: 7.7%1991: 7.4%1992: 7.2%1993: 7%1994: 6.8%1995: 6.5%1996: 6.3%1997: 6.1%1998: 5.9%1999: 5.7%2000: 5.5%2001: 5.4%2002: 5.2%2003: 5.1%2004: 4.9%2005: 4.8%2006: 4.7%2007: 4.6%2008: 4.5%2009: 4.4%2010: 4.4%2011: 4.3%2012: 4.2%2013: 4.1%2014: 4.1%2015: 4%2016: 4%2017: 3.9%2018: 3.9%2019: 3.9%2020: 3.8%2021: 3.8%2022: 3.8%2023: 3.7%2024: 3.7%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.7%
World computed 7.5%
Underweight in adults — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.7 −0 pp
2023 3.7 −0 pp
2022 3.8 −0 pp
2021 3.8 −0 pp
2020 3.8 −0 pp
2019 3.9 −0 pp
2018 3.9 −0 pp
2017 3.9 −0 pp
2016 4 −0.1 pp
2015 4 −0.1 pp
2014 4.1 −0.1 pp
2013 4.1 −0.1 pp
2012 4.2 −0.1 pp
2011 4.3 −0.1 pp
2010 4.4 −0.1 pp
2009 4.4 −0.1 pp
2008 4.5 −0.1 pp
2007 4.6 −0.1 pp
2006 4.7 −0.1 pp
2005 4.8 −0.1 pp
2004 4.9 −0.1 pp
2003 5.1 −0.1 pp
2002 5.2 −0.2 pp
2001 5.4 −0.2 pp
2000 5.5 −0.2 pp
1999 5.7 −0.2 pp
1998 5.9 −0.2 pp
1997 6.1 −0.2 pp
1996 6.3 −0.2 pp
1995 6.5 −0.2 pp
1994 6.8 −0.2 pp
1993 7 −0.2 pp
1992 7.2 −0.2 pp
1991 7.4 −0.2 pp
1990 7.7 −0.2 pp
1989 7.9 −0.2 pp
1988 8.1 −0.2 pp
1987 8.4 −0.2 pp
1986 8.6 −0.2 pp
1985 8.9 −0.2 pp
1984 9.1 −0.3 pp
1983 9.4 −0.3 pp
1982 9.6 −0.3 pp
1981 9.9 −0.3 pp
1980 10.1

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.