Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sudan
Sudan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sudan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sudan is 40.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sudan peaked at 40.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1980.
That places Sudan 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.5% | — |
| 1981 | 15.9% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 19.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 31.4% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 37.3% | 40.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sudan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sudan was 40.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1980.
- How does Sudan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Sudan ranks 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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