Health in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 20 indicators covering health for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4112 2024 up 2.4% 42nd Deaths aged 20 to 24 141,256 2024 up 24.9% 16th Deaths aged 5 to 9 109,295 2024 down 6.4% 15th Deaths aged 15 to 24 259,516 2024 up 19.1% 15th Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,532 2024 up 5.0% 19th Deaths aged 5 to 24 441,343 2024 up 9.3% 16th Deaths aged 10 to 19 190,792 2024 up 9.7% 16th Deaths aged 15 to 19 118,260 2024 up 12.8% 16th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.43 2022 down 5.3% 26th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 2022 down 11.2% 62nd Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.13 2022 up 48.4% 88th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 15.73 2022 up 27.4% 94th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 2022 up 22.6% 77th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 34.63 2022 up 11.6% 105th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 21.11 2025 up 2.4% 7th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 61.64 2025 up 36.8% 39th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.85 2020 down 4.6% 67th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 17.25 2025 down 49.8% 31st Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 49.8 2023 up 6.6% 53rd Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 57.4 2023 up 5.3% 52nd