Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Slovenia

Underweight in adults in Slovenia in 2024 — 2.5%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2024 2.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 56of 199
Period maximum 2.5%2024
Period minimum 1.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Slovenia, 1980–20241.51.822.32.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.5%1981: 1.5%1982: 1.5%1983: 1.6%1984: 1.6%1985: 1.6%1986: 1.7%1987: 1.7%1988: 1.7%1989: 1.8%1990: 1.8%1991: 1.9%1992: 1.9%1993: 1.9%1994: 2%1995: 2%1996: 2%1997: 2.1%1998: 2.1%1999: 2.1%2000: 2.1%2001: 2.1%2002: 2.1%2003: 2.1%2004: 2.1%2005: 2.1%2006: 2.1%2007: 2.1%2008: 2.1%2009: 2.1%2010: 2.1%2011: 2.2%2012: 2.2%2013: 2.2%2014: 2.2%2015: 2.2%2016: 2.2%2017: 2.3%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.3%2020: 2.3%2021: 2.3%2022: 2.4%2023: 2.4%2024: 2.5%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Slovenia 2.5%
World computed 7.5%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.5%
Southern Europe computed 2.4%
High-income countries computed 3.3%
Underweight in adults — Slovenia, by year Slovenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.5 +0 pp
2023 2.4 +0 pp
2022 2.4 +0 pp
2021 2.3 +0 pp
2020 2.3 +0 pp
2019 2.3 +0 pp
2018 2.3 +0 pp
2017 2.3 +0 pp
2016 2.2 +0 pp
2015 2.2 +0 pp
2014 2.2 +0 pp
2013 2.2 +0 pp
2012 2.2 +0 pp
2011 2.2 +0 pp
2010 2.1 +0 pp
2009 2.1 +0 pp
2008 2.1 −0 pp
2007 2.1 −0 pp
2006 2.1 −0 pp
2005 2.1 +0 pp
2004 2.1 +0 pp
2003 2.1 +0 pp
2002 2.1 +0 pp
2001 2.1 +0 pp
2000 2.1 +0 pp
1999 2.1 +0 pp
1998 2.1 +0 pp
1997 2.1 +0 pp
1996 2 +0 pp
1995 2 +0 pp
1994 2 +0 pp
1993 1.9 +0 pp
1992 1.9 +0 pp
1991 1.9 +0 pp
1990 1.8 +0 pp
1989 1.8 +0 pp
1988 1.7 +0 pp
1987 1.7 +0 pp
1986 1.7 +0 pp
1985 1.6 +0 pp
1984 1.6 +0 pp
1983 1.6 +0 pp
1982 1.5 +0 pp
1981 1.5 +0 pp
1980 1.5

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.