Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Solomon Islands

Underweight in adults in the Solomon Islands in 2024 — 2.5%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2024 2.5% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 61of 199
Period maximum 6%1980
Period minimum 2.5%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Solomon Islands, 1980–20242345619801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 6%1981: 5.8%1982: 5.7%1983: 5.5%1984: 5.4%1985: 5.2%1986: 5.1%1987: 4.9%1988: 4.8%1989: 4.7%1990: 4.5%1991: 4.4%1992: 4.3%1993: 4.2%1994: 4.1%1995: 4%1996: 3.9%1997: 3.8%1998: 3.7%1999: 3.6%2000: 3.5%2001: 3.4%2002: 3.4%2003: 3.3%2004: 3.2%2005: 3.2%2006: 3.1%2007: 3%2008: 3%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.9%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.8%2013: 2.8%2014: 2.7%2015: 2.7%2016: 2.7%2017: 2.6%2018: 2.6%2019: 2.6%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%2024: 2.5%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Solomon Islands 2.5%
World computed 7.5%
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.6%
Melanesia computed 3.2%
Underweight in adults — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.5 −0 pp
2023 2.5 −0 pp
2022 2.5 −0 pp
2021 2.5 −0 pp
2020 2.6 −0 pp
2019 2.6 −0 pp
2018 2.6 −0 pp
2017 2.6 −0 pp
2016 2.7 −0 pp
2015 2.7 −0 pp
2014 2.7 −0 pp
2013 2.8 −0 pp
2012 2.8 −0 pp
2011 2.8 −0 pp
2010 2.9 −0 pp
2009 2.9 −0.1 pp
2008 3 −0.1 pp
2007 3 −0.1 pp
2006 3.1 −0.1 pp
2005 3.2 −0.1 pp
2004 3.2 −0.1 pp
2003 3.3 −0.1 pp
2002 3.4 −0.1 pp
2001 3.4 −0.1 pp
2000 3.5 −0.1 pp
1999 3.6 −0.1 pp
1998 3.7 −0.1 pp
1997 3.8 −0.1 pp
1996 3.9 −0.1 pp
1995 4 −0.1 pp
1994 4.1 −0.1 pp
1993 4.2 −0.1 pp
1992 4.3 −0.1 pp
1991 4.4 −0.1 pp
1990 4.5 −0.1 pp
1989 4.7 −0.1 pp
1988 4.8 −0.1 pp
1987 4.9 −0.1 pp
1986 5.1 −0.1 pp
1985 5.2 −0.2 pp
1984 5.4 −0.2 pp
1983 5.5 −0.2 pp
1982 5.7 −0.2 pp
1981 5.8 −0.2 pp
1980 6

Melanesia, 2024

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

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.