Share of U.S. adults who were underweight from 1988 to 2018, by gender
In 2017-2018, being underweight was more prevalent among women than men in the United States. This gender gap has decreased in the past 30 years.
This statistic presents the prevalence of underweight (BMI less than 18.5kg/m2) among U.S. adults from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by gender.