Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 6.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) stood at 6.13. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) peaked at 6.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 2000.
That places Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 88th 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.33 | — |
| 2001 | 3.44 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.48 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.61 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.66 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.77 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.83 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.89 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.97 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.04 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.13 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.24 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.37 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.51 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.67 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.87 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.33 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.85 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.13 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.62 | 3.33 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 | 3.97 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 | 5.6 | 6.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
More health data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4112 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 141,256 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 109,295 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 259,516 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,532 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 441,343 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 190,792 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 118,260 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 (2022)
All data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was 6.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 2000.
- How does Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 88th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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