Namibia vs Sudan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Namibia
15.4%
in 2024
Sudan
15.3%
in 2024
Namibia rank
153rd
Sudan rank
154th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Namibia
- Sudan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 15.4% against 15.3% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.
Namibia ranks 153rd and Sudan ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 0.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Namibia or Sudan?
- Namibia, at 15.4% against 15.3% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Namibia and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sudan rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Namibia ranks 153rd and Sudan ranks 154th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.