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
2.557.51012.515198020022024

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed