Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Seychelles

Underweight in adults in the Seychelles in 2024 — 4.5%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 4.9 pp.

2024 4.5% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 117of 199
Period maximum 9.4%1980
Period minimum 4.5%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Seychelles, 1980–20244681019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 9.4%1981: 9.2%1982: 9%1983: 8.8%1984: 8.6%1985: 8.4%1986: 8.2%1987: 8%1988: 7.8%1989: 7.6%1990: 7.5%1991: 7.3%1992: 7.1%1993: 7%1994: 6.8%1995: 6.7%1996: 6.6%1997: 6.4%1998: 6.3%1999: 6.2%2000: 6.1%2001: 5.9%2002: 5.8%2003: 5.7%2004: 5.6%2005: 5.5%2006: 5.4%2007: 5.2%2008: 5.1%2009: 5%2010: 5%2011: 4.9%2012: 4.8%2013: 4.7%2014: 4.7%2015: 4.6%2016: 4.6%2017: 4.6%2018: 4.5%2019: 4.5%2020: 4.5%2021: 4.5%2022: 4.5%2023: 4.5%2024: 4.5%
Change over the period: −4.9 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Seychelles 4.5%
World computed 7.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 12.1%
Eastern Africa computed 15.1%
High-income countries computed 3.3%
Underweight in adults — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.5 −0 pp
2023 4.5 −0 pp
2022 4.5 −0 pp
2021 4.5 −0 pp
2020 4.5 −0 pp
2019 4.5 −0 pp
2018 4.5 −0 pp
2017 4.6 −0 pp
2016 4.6 −0 pp
2015 4.6 −0 pp
2014 4.7 −0.1 pp
2013 4.7 −0.1 pp
2012 4.8 −0.1 pp
2011 4.9 −0.1 pp
2010 5 −0.1 pp
2009 5 −0.1 pp
2008 5.1 −0.1 pp
2007 5.2 −0.1 pp
2006 5.4 −0.1 pp
2005 5.5 −0.1 pp
2004 5.6 −0.1 pp
2003 5.7 −0.1 pp
2002 5.8 −0.1 pp
2001 5.9 −0.1 pp
2000 6.1 −0.1 pp
1999 6.2 −0.1 pp
1998 6.3 −0.1 pp
1997 6.4 −0.1 pp
1996 6.6 −0.1 pp
1995 6.7 −0.1 pp
1994 6.8 −0.1 pp
1993 7 −0.2 pp
1992 7.1 −0.2 pp
1991 7.3 −0.2 pp
1990 7.5 −0.2 pp
1989 7.6 −0.2 pp
1988 7.8 −0.2 pp
1987 8 −0.2 pp
1986 8.2 −0.2 pp
1985 8.4 −0.2 pp
1984 8.6 −0.2 pp
1983 8.8 −0.2 pp
1982 9 −0.2 pp
1981 9.2 −0.2 pp
1980 9.4

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.