TABLE 1.
Age standardized prevalence (%) of overweight and obesity among children aged 2–19 and 20 years and older in Southern Africa Development Community countries, 1990 and 2019
| Country | 1990 | 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | Obesity | Overweight | Obesity | |||||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| 2–19 years | ||||||||
| Angola | 3.6 (3.0–4.4) | 4.2 (3.4–5.3) | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 9.2 (7.6–11.2) | 10.6 (8.6–13.2) | 4.8 (3.7–6.0) | 4.5 (3.4–5.8) |
| Botswana | 4.9 (4.0–5.8) | 6.7 (5.4–8.3) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 1.8 (1.4–2.4) | 9.5 (7.8–11.5) | 11.6 (9.3–14.4) | 5.2 (4.1–6.5) | 6.8 (5.3–8.5) |
| Comoros | 10.8 (9.0–12.9) | 14.8 (12.2–18.1) | 3.6 (2.8–4.5) | 4.7 (3.7–5.9) | 14.0 (11.7–16.4) | 15.6 (12.7–18.7) | 7.6 (6.1–9.4) | 8.5 (6.8–10.5) |
| DRC | 4.0 (3.3–4.8) | 6.5 (5.1–8.1) | 2.1 (1.6–2.6) | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | 5.7 (4.7–6.9) | 9.2 (7.4–11.2) | 3.4 (2.7–4.2) | 3.3 (2.5–4.3) |
| Lesotho | 4.8 (3.9–5.7) | 9.0 (7.2–11.2) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 8.9 (7.5–10.6) | 16.7 (14.0–20.0) | 3.6 (2.8–4.5) | 4.7 (3.7–5.8) |
| Madagascar | 5.4 (4.5–6.5) | 7.8 (6.2–9.6) | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 1.7 (1.3–2.2) | 8.1 (6.7–9.7) | 9.2 (7.3–11.5) | 3.5 (2.7–4.4) | 3.1 (2.4–4.0) |
| Malawi | 9.9 (8.3–11.7) | 11.7 (9.6–14.1) | 3.0 (2.4–3.7) | 3.2 (2.5–4.1) | 12.9 (10.7–15.2) | 14.7 (12.0–17.8) | 5.8 (4.7–7.1) | 6.1 (4.9–7.5) |
| Mauritius | 6.7 (5.5–8.0) | 7.9 (6.3–9.9) | 2.5 (1.9–3.2) | 2.8 (2.2–3.6) | 13.4 (11.3–15.8) | 14.5 (11.8–17.7) | 10.7 (8.8–12.7) | 9.3 (7.5–11.5) |
| Mozambique | 4.6 (3.8–5.4) | 7.3 (5.8–9.0) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 1.5 (1.2–2.0) | 9.8 (8.2–11.5) | 14.6 (11.9–17.6) | 6.2 (5.0–7.5) | 7.0 (5.6–8.7) |
| Namibia | 5.4 (4.4–6.5) | 7.8 (6.2–9.5) | 1.7 (1.3–2.1) | 2.6 (2.0–3.4) | 9.1 (7.6–10.7) | 9.3 (7.6–11.3) | 3.1 (2.4–3.9) | 5.7 (4.5–7.0) |
| SADC | 6.7 (6.3–7.2) | 9.5 (8.8–10.3) | 2.4 (2.1–2.6) | 2.8 (2.5–3.1) | 9.2 (8.7–9.9) | 12.1 (11.3–12.9) | 5.5 (5.1–5.9) | 6.0 (5.5–6.4) |
| Seychelles | 5.5 (4.5–6.7) | 7.6 (6.0–9.2) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | 2.5 (1.9–3.2) | 9.4 (7.7–11.2) | 10.4 (8.3–12.7) | 6.5 (5.2–7.9) | 5.7 (4.4–7.2) |
| South Africa | 8.8 (7.4–10.4) | 13.2 (11.0–15.4) | 3.6 (2.8–4.4) | 5.3 (4.3–6.4) | 12.1 (10.3–14.0) | 17.5 (15.0–20.3) | 9.2 (7.7–10.9) | 13.1 (11.0–15.3) |
| Swaziland | 11.2 (9.3–13.2) | 15.6 (12.8–18.8) | 3.0 (2.3–3.8) | 4.7 (3.7–6.0) | 14.1 (11.8–16.6) | 18.5 (15.4–21.9) | 7.3 (5.8–8.8) | 9.7 (7.9–12.0) |
| Tanzania | 8.5 (7.1–10.2) | 10.5 (8.5–12.8) | 2.3 (1.8–3.0) | 2.4 (1.9–3.1) | 11.3 (9.6–13.3) | 11.5 (9.6–13.6) | 5.4 (4.4–6.5) | 5.3 (4.3–6.5) |
| Zambia | 11.5 (9.8–13.5) | 14.4 (12.0–17.4) | 5.3 (4.3–6.4) | 5.7 (4.5–7.1) | 12.8 (10.7–15.2) | 15.3 (12.5–18.3) | 14.0 (11.7–16.4) | 12.6 (10.4–15.0) |
| Zimbabwe | 7.3 (6.0–8.5) | 11.3 (9.3–13.7) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | 2.5 (2.0–3.2) | 6.4 (5.3–7.7) | 12.9 (10.5–15.7) | 2.0 (1.6–2.6) | 3.9 (3.1–4.9) |
| SADC | 6.7 (6.3–7.2) | 9.5 (8.8–10.3) | 2.4 (2.1–2.6) | 2.8 (2.5–3.1) | 9.2 (8.7–9.9) | 12.1 (11.3–12.9) | 5.5 (5.1–5.9) | 6.0 (5.5–6.4) |
| 20+ years | ||||||||
| Angola | 6.5 (5.8–7.3) | 8.3 (7.3–9.6) | 0.4 (0.3–0.4) | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 24.8 (22.8–27.0) | 27.9 (24.9–30.7) | 4.7 (4.0–5.3) | 9.4 (8.2–10.6) |
| Botswana | 13.1 (11.8–14.4) | 25.7 (23.1–28.3) | 2.2 (1.8–2.5) | 10.9 (9.6–12.3) | 30.3 (28.0–32.8) | 43.5 (40.3–46.8) | 10.8 (9.7–12.1) | 27.1 (24.8–29.4) |
| Comoros | 19.6 (17.8–21.7) | 27.7 (25.0–30.5) | 1.8 (1.5–2.1) | 6.0 (5.1–6.9) | 32.9 (30.4–35.6) | 39.2 (36.0–42.6) | 6.5 (5.7–7.3) | 13.6 (12.1–15.2) |
| DRC | 21.0 (19.3–22.9) | 23.4 (20.9–26.0) | 4.4 (3.9–5.1) | 4.9 (4.3–5.7) | 20.1 (18.6–21.8) | 22.4 (20.0–25.0) | 4.9 (4.3–5.4) | 5.6 (4.8–6.4) |
| Lesotho | 13.9 (12.5–15.3) | 38.2 (35.2–41.3) | 2.0 (1.7–2.3) | 12.6 (11.4–14.1) | 28.8 (27.0–30.7) | 59.6 (57.0–61.8) | 9.2 (8.4–10.1) | 31.6 (29.8–33.5) |
| Madagascar | 9.8 (8.9–10.7) | 16.0 (14.5–17.6) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 3.5 (3.0–3.9) | 20.0 (18.1–21.9) | 23.2 (20.8–25.4) | 3.9 (3.4–4.4) | 7.0 (6.1–7.9) |
| Malawi | 14.5 (13.0–16.0) | 18.7 (16.7–20.9) | 1.6 (1.3–1.8) | 3.6 (3.1–4.2) | 27.7 (25.5–30.0) | 35.2 (32.0–38.4) | 5.6 (4.9–6.3) | 11.3 (10.1–12.6) |
| Mauritius | 25.8 (23.7–28.0) | 31.8 (29.1–34.7) | 4.0 (3.5–4.6) | 10.9 (9.7–12.1) | 49.8 (47.2–52.5) | 54.1 (51.1–57.3) | 14.6 (13.4–15.8) | 22.2 (20.6–23.9) |
| Mozambique | 7.2 (6.4–8.0) | 13.2 (11.6–14.9) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 2.4 (2.0–2.8) | 23.6 (21.6–25.7) | 35.2 (32.1–38.3) | 5.5 (4.7–6.2) | 12.0 (10.6–13.6) |
| Namibia | 21.3 (19.5–23.2) | 35.2 (32.1–38.2) | 4.7 (4.1–5.4) | 13.9 (12.4–15.5) | 29.4 (27.4–31.4) | 45.0 (42.4–47.4) | 10.2 (9.1–11.3) | 23.0 (21.4–24.7) |
| Seychelles | 27.4 (25.8–29.0) | 45.1 (43.0–47.2) | 4.7 (4.3–5.2) | 19.1 (18.0–20.2) | 46.3 (43.8–48.7) | 53.7 (50.8–56.5) | 15.5 (14.2–16.9) | 25.7 (23.8–27.5) |
| South Africa | 32.2 (30.6–34.0) | 57.0 (55.0–59.2) | 9.6 (8.8–10.5) | 29.5 (27.8–31.1) | 44.9 (42.4–47.3) | 71.3 (68.7–73.7) | 19.3 (17.7–20.8) | 44.7 (42.5–46.8) |
| Swaziland | 36.9 (34.3–39.7) | 55.5 (52.1–58.9) | 9.4 (8.4–10.6) | 24.2 (22.2–26.2) | 51.6 (48.9–54.1) | 62.3 (59.6–65.1) | 19.1 (17.5–20.7) | 33.9 (31.7–36.0) |
| Tanzania | 17.7 (16.1–19.3) | 25.7 (23.1–28.3) | 2.9 (2.5–3.3) | 7.4 (6.5–8.4) | 28.8 (26.8–31.0) | 37.3 (34.7–40.1) | 8.3 (7.5–9.2) | 16.7 (15.3–18.1) |
| Zambia | 20.0 (18.2–22.1) | 23.9 (21.3–26.4) | 3.7 (3.1–4.3) | 6.8 (5.9–7.8) | 31.9 (29.1–34.5) | 35.0 (32.1–37.9) | 8.8 (7.7–10.0) | 13.8 (12.3–15.2) |
| Zimbabwe | 18.9 (17.2–20.7) | 38.9 (35.8–42.1) | 3.5 (3.1–4.0) | 14.7 (13.2–16.2) | 20.1 (18.7–21.5) | 45.1 (42.8–47.2) | 4.8 (4.3–5.3) | 19.3 (18.0–20.7) |
| SADC | 20.2 (19.5–20.8) | 31.4 (30.5–32.3) | 4.5 (4.3–4.8) | 12.0 (11.5–12.4) | 28.7 (27.9–29.5) | 39.7 (38.7–40.7) | 8.8 (8.5–9.2) | 18.5 (17.9–19.0) |