Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)

(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 20.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.11
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
77th
of 156 groups
All-time high
20.11
in 2022
All-time low
8.98
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), 2000–2022

051015202000201120222000: 92001: 9.92002: 11.12003: 12.12004: 13.42005: 14.62006: 15.82007: 16.92008: 17.82009: 18.62010: 19.12011: 19.52012: 19.72013: 19.82014: 19.92015: 19.92016: 19.82017: 19.82018: 19.82019: 19.92020: 202021: 202022: 20.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) recorded 20.11 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.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) peaked at 20.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.98, in 2000.

That places (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) 77th 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 (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), 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_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 8.98
2001 9.88 +10.1%
2002 11.05 +11.9%
2003 12.13 +9.7%
2004 13.38 +10.3%
2005 14.63 +9.3%
2006 15.78 +7.9%
2007 16.92 +7.2%
2008 17.8 +5.2%
2009 18.59 +4.4%
2010 19.13 +2.9%
2011 19.51 +2.0%
2012 19.71 +1.0%
2013 19.84 +0.6%
2014 19.88 +0.2%
2015 19.85 -0.2%
2016 19.8 -0.2%
2017 19.85 +0.2%
2018 19.83 -0.1%
2019 19.9 +0.3%
2020 19.96 +0.3%
2021 20.04 +0.4%
2022 20.11 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.91 8.98 18.59 10
2010s 19.73 19.13 19.9 10
2020s 20.04 19.96 20.11 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) was 20.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
The highest recorded value was 20.11 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.98 in 2000.
How does (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ranks 77th 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_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) 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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