Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern Africa (African Union)
Southern Africa (African Union): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Africa (African Union) recorded 4.22 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.
The figure is 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 Southern Africa (African Union) peaked at 4.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.53, in 2000.
Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 120th 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 Southern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.53 | — |
| 2001 | 1.73 | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 1.94 | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 2.15 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 2.39 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 2.61 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.83 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.99 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.16 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.28 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.35 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.38 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.42 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.45 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.47 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.55 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.61 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.92 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.06 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.22 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.46 | 1.53 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 | 3.35 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 | 3.92 | 4.22 | 3 |
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More health data for Southern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,219 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4321 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 41,539 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 24,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 72,471 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 18,844 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 115,547 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 49,776 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 30,932 (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 Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Africa (African Union) was 4.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (African Union) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 120th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa (African Union) 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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