Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)
Southern Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 29.65 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Southern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) is 29.65, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 29.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.49, in 2000.
Southern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 31st of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Southern Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.49 | — |
| 2001 | 22.07 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 22.75 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.35 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.94 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 24.53 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.12 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.62 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.01 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.41 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.71 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 27.02 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 27.24 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.46 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 27.68 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.91 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 28.12 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.34 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.65 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.88 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 29.11 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 29.43 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.65 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.13 | 21.49 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8 | 26.71 | 28.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4 | 29.11 | 29.65 | 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 underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.73 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.11 (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 prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) was 29.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.49 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Southern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 31st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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