Kenya vs Sudan: Prevalence of overweight, female
Kenya
45.1%
in 2022
Sudan
45.4%
in 2022
Kenya rank
136th
Sudan rank
134th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 45.4% against 45.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 136th and Sudan ranks 134th of 196 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 26.2% | 8.4% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 33.9% | 6.9% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 40.7% | 3.3% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.8% | 0.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Kenya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 45.4% against 45.1% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Kenya and Sudan?
- 0.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Kenya ranks 136th and Sudan ranks 134th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.