Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) Southern Africa
(SDGRC) Southern Africa: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in (SDGRC) Southern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) Southern Africa recorded 4.25 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Southern Africa peaked at 4.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 2000.
(SDGRC) Southern Africa ranks 113th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 (SDGRC) Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.55 | — |
| 2001 | 1.74 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.95 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 2.16 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 2.62 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.84 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 3 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.18 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.37 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.45 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.48 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.53 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.57 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.64 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.73 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.83 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.95 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.25 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.47 | 1.55 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 | 3.37 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 | 3.95 | 4.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Southern Africa
More health data for (SDGRC) Southern Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,223 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 41,623 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 24,241 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 72,607 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 18,857 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 115,705 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 49,841 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 30,984 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.05 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Southern Africa?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in (SDGRC) Southern Africa was 4.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in (SDGRC) Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) Southern Africa rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- (SDGRC) Southern Africa ranks 113th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in (SDGRC) Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Southern Africa 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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