Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
(SDGRC) ECA_SADC: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_SADC recorded 14 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC peaked at 14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.27, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_SADC 91st 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.27 | — |
| 2001 | 8.56 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.88 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 9.18 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.47 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 9.78 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.05 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.32 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.56 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.99 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.21 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.41 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.82 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.04 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.24 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.43 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.74 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.04 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.35 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 13.68 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 14 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.59 | 8.27 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.95 | 10.99 | 13.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.68 | 13.35 | 14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
- 88 Colombia 23.62 compare
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- 91 Republic of Moldova 22.97 compare
- 92 Cyprus 22.94 compare
- 93 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.72 compare
- 94 Mauritania 22.69 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_SADC
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,275 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.95 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.57 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.05 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC was 14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_SADC rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- (SDGRC) ECA_SADC ranks 91st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_SADC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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