Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
(SDGRC) ECA_SADC: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_SADC recorded 12.57 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC peaked at 12.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.96, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_SADC ranks 116th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 (SDGRC) ECA_SADC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.96 | — |
| 2001 | 6.28 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 7.09 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.49 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 7.88 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.24 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.58 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.85 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.14 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.35 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.56 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.73 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.93 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.12 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.33 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.58 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.84 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.14 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 11.45 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.82 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 12.21 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.57 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.62 | 5.96 | 9.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3 | 9.35 | 11.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2 | 11.82 | 12.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
- 113 Latvia 21.83 compare
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- 115 Mauritania 21.5 compare
- 116 Belgium 21.35 compare
- 117 Portugal 21.27 compare
- 118 Yemen 21.06 compare
- 119 South Africa 20.97 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,275 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.05 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC was 12.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_SADC rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ECA_SADC ranks 116th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_SADC 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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