Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 12.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Southern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Southern Africa is 12.1 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Southern Africa peaked at 12.4 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.8 %, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 10.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.1 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3 % | 10.8 % | 11.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.33 % | 12.1 % | 12.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.22 % | 12.1 % | 12.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 1 Australia 26.4 % compare
- 1 Melanesia 16.6 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 11 % compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4 % compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 10.5 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9.9 % compare
- 4 Tunisia 17.5 % compare
- 5 Albania 16.7 % compare
- 5 Polynesia 8.9 % compare
- 6 Ukraine 16 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Southern Africa?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Southern Africa was 12.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 % in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Southern Africa ranks 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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