Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 28.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 28.3, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 28.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.72, in 2000.
That places Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 138th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.72 | — |
| 2001 | 19.18 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 19.66 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 20.15 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.64 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.11 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 21.57 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.98 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.4 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.77 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 23.16 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 23.51 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 23.87 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.24 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.64 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.06 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.46 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.85 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 26.31 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.8 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 27.28 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.8 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.3 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.82 | 18.72 | 22.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.89 | 23.16 | 26.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.79 | 27.28 | 28.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 28.3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.72 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 138th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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