Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)
Southern Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 6.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) stood at 6.85.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 6.89 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 2000.
Southern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 82nd 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.39 | — |
| 2001 | 2.75 | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2 | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 3.64 | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 4.18 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 4.71 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 5.24 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 5.68 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 6.12 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 6.47 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 6.66 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.76 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.87 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.89 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.83 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.85 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.79 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.73 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.77 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.76 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.8 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.85 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.44 | 2.39 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 | 6.66 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 6.76 | 6.85 | 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 obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.65 (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)
- 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 children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) was 6.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 2013.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Southern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 82nd 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 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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