TABLE 2.
Age standardized mean BMI among adult males and females in Southern Africa Development Community countries, 1990 and 2019
| Country | Adult males | Adult females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2019 | BMI changea | 1990 | 2019 | BMI changea | |
| Angola | 21.3 (20.7–22.0) | 22.7 (21.9–23.5) | +1.4 | 21.6 (21.0–22.3) | 23.2 (22.4–24.0) | +1.6 |
| Botswana | 21.8 (21.2–22.5) | 24.1 (23.2–25.0) | +2.3 | 23.9 (23.0–24.9) | 27.5 (26.2–28.8) | +3.6 |
| Comoros | 22.4 (21.7–23.1) | 23.4 (22.5–24.2) | +1.0 | 23.2 (22.3–24.0) | 24.2 (23.3–25.3) | +1.0 |
| DRC | 22.0 (21.3–22.8) | 22.0 (21.3–22.7) | 0.0 | 22.3 (21.6–23.1) | 22.3 (21.5–23.1) | 0.0 |
| Lesotho | 21.9 (21.3–22.6) | 23.4 (22.6–24.2) | +1.5 | 24.4 (23.5–25.4) | 27.5 (26.1–29.0) | +3.1 |
| Madagascar | 20.7 (20.1–21.4) | 21.4 (20.8–22.2) | +0.7 | 21.3 (20.7–22.0) | 21.9 (21.2–22.7) | +0.6 |
| Malawi | 22.2 (21.5–22.9) | 23.3 (22.5–24.1) | +1.1 | 22.7 (22.0–23.5) | 24.3 (23.4–25.3) | +1.6 |
| Mauritius | 22.5 (21.7–23.3) | 24.7 (23.7–25.8) | +2.2 | 23.4 (22.6–24.3) | 25.7 (24.4–26.9) | +2.3 |
| Mozambique | 21.4 (20.7–22.0) | 22.5 (21.8–23.3) | +1.1 | 21.9 (21.2–22.6) | 23.6 (22.7–24.6) | +1.7 |
| Namibia | 21.8 (21.1–22.5) | 22.9 (22.1–23.8) | +1.1 | 23.8 (22.9–24.8) | 25.5 (24.4–26.6) | +1.7 |
| Seychelles | 23.3 (22.5–24.1) | 25.1 (24.1–26.2) | +1.8 | 25.4 (24.4–26.5) | 26.4 (25.2–27.8) | +1.0 |
| South Africa | 23.9 (23.0–24.8) | 25.4 (24.3–26.6) | +1.5 | 27.2 (25.9–28.6) | 29.5 (27.7–31.5) | +2.3 |
| Swaziland | 24.5 (23.5–25.5) | 26.2 (25.0–27.4) | +1.7 | 27.0 (25.7–28.3) | 28.3 (26.9–29.9) | +1.3 |
| Tanzania | 22.0 (21.4–22.8) | 23.2 (22.3–24.0) | +1.2 | 23.0 (22.2–23.8) | 24.4 (23.4–25.5) | +1.4 |
| Zambia | 22.5 (21.8–23.3) | 23.6 (22.7–24.5) | +1.1 | 23.1 (22.3–23.9) | 24.3 (23.4–25.3) | +1.2 |
| Zimbabwe | 21.9 (21.2–22.7) | 22.1 (21.4–22.9) | +0.2 | 24.5 (23.6–25.6) | 25.5 (24.4–26.6) | +1.0 |
| SADC | 22.4 (21.6–23.1) | 23.1 (22.3–24.0) | +0.7 | 23.8 (22.9–24.7) | 24.8 (23.8–25.8) | +1.0 |
a
Pearson correlation between change in adult males and females = +0.74, p = 0.001.