Rwanda vs Sudan: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Rwanda
9.0%
in 2014
Sudan
9.0%
in 2014
Rwanda rank
47th
Sudan rank
47th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Rwanda
- Sudan
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.0% against 9.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 47th and Sudan ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 14.1% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 13.0% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.8% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.4% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Rwanda or Sudan?
- Rwanda, at 9.0% against 9.0% in Sudan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Rwanda and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sudan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Rwanda and Sudan rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Rwanda ranks 47th and Sudan ranks 47th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.