Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 34.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is 34.63, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) peaked at 34.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.75, in 2000.
That places Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 105th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.75 | — |
| 2001 | 26.3 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 26.85 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 27.39 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 27.92 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.42 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 28.88 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 29.3 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.69 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.05 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 30.42 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 30.73 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.04 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 31.35 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.7 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.02 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 32.38 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.69 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 33.04 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 33.45 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.79 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 34.21 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.63 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.06 | 25.75 | 30.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.88 | 30.42 | 33.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.21 | 33.79 | 34.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
More health data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4112 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 141,256 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 109,295 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 259,516 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,532 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 441,343 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 190,792 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 118,260 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.43 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 (2022)
All data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was 34.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.75 in 2000.
- How does Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 105th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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