Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sudan
Sudan: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 16.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sudan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sudan is 16.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sudan peaked at 16.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1980.
Sudan ranks 141st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.4% | — |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 16.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sudan?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sudan was 16.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1980.
- How does Sudan rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Sudan ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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