Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 10.08. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 10.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.21, in 2000.
That places Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 147th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.21 | — |
| 2001 | 5.46 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.77 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.04 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.33 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.58 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 6.85 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.07 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.25 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.44 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7.57 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.72 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.86 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.99 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.16 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8.48 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.71 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.93 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.17 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 9.46 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.78 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 10.08 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4 | 5.21 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.29 | 7.57 | 9.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.77 | 9.46 | 10.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 16.44 compare
- 145 Japan 16.25 compare
- 146 Mali 16.01 compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
- 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
- 149 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.14 compare
- 150 Philippines 14.99 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 10.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 147th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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