Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)
Southern Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 53.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Southern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) stood at 53.64. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 53.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.81, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa (UNSDG) 59th 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 Southern Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.81 | — |
| 2001 | 46.51 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.23 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 47.95 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.66 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 49.37 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49.99 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 50.51 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.01 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 51.43 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.74 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.97 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.12 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.35 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.5 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 52.56 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.69 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.91 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.05 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.2 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.35 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 53.49 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.64 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.85 | 45.81 | 51.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.51 | 51.74 | 53.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.49 | 53.35 | 53.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa (UNSDG)
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 62.46 compare
- 59 Hungary 62.17 compare
- 60 Albania 62.16 compare
- 61 North Macedonia 61.82 compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 61.68 compare
More health data for Southern Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,264 (2100)
- 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)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.85 (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 overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Africa (UNSDG) was 53.64 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.81 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Southern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 59th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Southern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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