Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Southern African Development Community (SADC): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Southern African Development Community (SADC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern African Development Community (SADC) recorded 32.82 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) peaked at 32.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.69, in 2000.
That places Southern African Development Community (SADC) 113th 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 African Development Community (SADC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.69 | — |
| 2001 | 23.21 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 23.74 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 24.29 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.86 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.43 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 25.93 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.39 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.86 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.31 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 27.72 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.11 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.47 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.87 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.25 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.65 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.02 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 30.38 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.84 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.33 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 31.81 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 32.34 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 32.82 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.07 | 22.69 | 27.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.46 | 27.72 | 31.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.32 | 31.81 | 32.82 | 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 underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.95 (2022)
All data for Southern African Development Community (SADC) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern African Development Community (SADC) was 32.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.69 in 2000.
- How does Southern African Development Community (SADC) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) ranks 113th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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