Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Sudan
Sudan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.3%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
154th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2024
All-time low
3.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Sudan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sudan is 15.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sudan peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
That places Sudan 154th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2% | — |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 15.9% compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 15.5% compare
- 153 Namibia 15.4% compare
- 155 Philippines 15.1% compare
- 156 Mozambique 14.8% compare
- 157 Cameroon 14.6% compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sudan?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Sudan was 15.3% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Sudan rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Sudan ranks 154th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 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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