Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)
Southern Africa (UNSDG): 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) stood at 20.11. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 20.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.98, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa (UNSDG) 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG), 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 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Africa (UNSDG)
- 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)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.4 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 74.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Southern Africa (UNSDG) 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa (UNSDG) 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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