Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 15.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is 15.73, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) peaked at 15.73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 2000.
That places Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 94th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.56 | — |
| 2001 | 10.76 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.95 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.14 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.28 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.41 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.55 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.69 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.78 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.9 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.02 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.16 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.35 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.54 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.76 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.02 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.32 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.66 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.03 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 14.41 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.87 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.31 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.73 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3 | 10.56 | 11.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.03 | 12.02 | 14.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 14.87 | 15.73 | 3 |
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More health data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4112 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 141,256 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 109,295 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 259,516 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,532 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 441,343 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 190,792 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 118,260 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 (2022)
All data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was 15.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 2000.
- How does Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 94th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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