Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Southern Africa (African Union)
Southern Africa (African Union): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 13.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Southern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Africa (African Union) recorded 13.67 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 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Southern Africa (African Union) peaked at 13.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.16, in 2000.
Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 111th 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 Southern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.16 | — |
| 2001 | 7.64 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 8.25 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 8.78 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.36 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 9.91 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 10.4 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.85 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 11.19 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.49 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.69 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.85 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.94 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.05 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.15 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.24 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.35 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.52 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.68 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.88 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.13 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.4 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.67 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5 | 7.16 | 11.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.24 | 11.69 | 12.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4 | 13.13 | 13.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa (African Union)
- 108 Albania 22.5 compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 22.45 compare
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- 111 Belarus 22.07 compare
- 112 Afghanistan 21.98 compare
- 113 Latvia 21.83 compare
- 114 Luxembourg 21.53 compare
More health data for Southern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,219 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4321 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 41,539 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 24,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 72,471 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 18,844 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 115,547 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 49,776 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 30,932 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.05 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Southern Africa (African Union) was 13.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (African Union) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 111th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa (African Union) 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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