Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in South Sudan
South Sudan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.0%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
166th
of 198 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2024
All-time low
3.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in South Sudan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 13.0% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in South Sudan peaked at 13.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1980.
South Sudan ranks 166th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.4% | — |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 163 Angola 14.0% compare
- 164 Comoros 13.7% compare
- 165 Kyrgyzstan 13.6% compare
- 167 India 12.6% compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 12.6% compare
- 169 Cape Verde 12.3% compare
More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 9.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in South Sudan?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in South Sudan was 13.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1980.
- How does South Sudan rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- South Sudan ranks 166th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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