Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 3.06, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 3.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9703, in 2000.
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 149th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9703 | — |
| 2001 | 1.1 | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 1.17 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.27 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.49 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.69 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.77 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.83 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.93 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.97 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.04 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.08 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.15 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.43 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.56 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 3.06 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 | 0.9703 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 1.9 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 | 2.7 | 3.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 5.35 compare
- 147 Zambia 5.17 compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 5.05 compare
- 149 Central African Republic 5.03 compare
- 150 Netherlands 4.75 compare
- 151 Namibia 4.65 compare
- 151 Moldova 4.65 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 3.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9703 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 149th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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