Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Southern African Development Community (SADC): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 3.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) is 3.76, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) peaked at 3.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 2000.
That places Southern African Development Community (SADC) 133rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 African Development Community (SADC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.24 | — |
| 2001 | 1.38 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 1.52 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.66 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.96 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.22 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.33 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.45 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.51 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.56 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.62 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.68 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.74 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.88 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.98 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.11 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.24 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.41 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.55 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.76 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.87 | 1.24 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 | 2.51 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 | 3.41 | 3.76 | 3 |
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More health data for Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,275 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3665 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,961 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 83,251 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 164,027 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 52,601 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,879 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 128,667 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 76,066 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14 (2022)
All data for Southern African Development Community (SADC) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) was 3.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 2000.
- How does Southern African Development Community (SADC) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) ranks 133rd 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 African Development Community (SADC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern African Development Community (SADC) 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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