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
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,264 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.85 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.92 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.33 (2020)
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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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