Djibouti vs Sudan: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Djibouti
13.1%
in 2024
Sudan
15.0%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
15th
Sudan rank
13th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Djibouti
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 15.0% against 13.1% in Djibouti, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 17.7% | 0.2% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 0.2% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.1% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 14.5% | 1.0% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 14.8% | 1.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Djibouti or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 15.0% against 13.1% in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Djibouti and Sudan?
- 1.9%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Sudan rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Djibouti ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 13th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.