Health in (SDGRC) Southern Africa 21 indicators covering health for (SDGRC) Southern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,223 2100 down 1.9% 95th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4322 2024 up 18.3% 39th Deaths aged 20 to 24 41,623 2024 down 11.2% 49th Deaths aged 5 to 9 24,241 2024 down 19.0% 39th Deaths aged 15 to 24 72,607 2024 down 5.3% 47th Deaths aged 10 to 14 18,857 2024 down 2.0% 42nd Deaths aged 5 to 24 115,705 2024 down 8.0% 45th Deaths aged 10 to 19 49,841 2024 up 1.7% 45th Deaths aged 15 to 19 30,984 2024 up 4.0% 46th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.05 2022 up 15.2% 71st Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.72 2022 down 9.9% 99th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.25 2022 up 23.2% 113th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.72 2022 up 14.4% 108th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 7.47 2022 down 11.5% 75th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 40.08 2022 up 8.8% 82nd Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 10.74 2025 down 26.4% 36th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 58.33 2022 up 1.4% 45th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.4 2020 down 2.4% 29th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 29.86 2022 up 6.2% 9th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 59.3 2023 up 16.0% 46th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 66.7 2023 up 4.2% 40th