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

Latest (2022)
12.57
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
116th
of 156 groups
All-time high
12.57
in 2022
All-time low
5.96
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC, 2000–2022

0510152000201120222000: 62001: 6.32002: 6.72003: 7.12004: 7.52005: 7.92006: 8.22007: 8.62008: 8.92009: 9.12010: 9.32011: 9.62012: 9.72013: 9.92014: 10.12015: 10.32016: 10.62017: 10.82018: 11.12019: 11.52020: 11.82021: 12.22022: 12.6

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

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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