Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sudan
Sudan: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.33 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sudan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sudan is 14.33, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sudan peaked at 14.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.57, in 1990.
Sudan ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.57 | — |
| 1991 | 3.72 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.88 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.04 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.21 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.4 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.59 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.79 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 5.01 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 5.25 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.49 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.75 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.03 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 6.32 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.62 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.93 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 7.25 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 7.57 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.89 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.21 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.54 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.89 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.25 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.63 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.03 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 10.47 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.93 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 11.42 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.94 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 12.49 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 13.08 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 13.69 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 14.33 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.35 | 3.57 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 | 5.49 | 8.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.36 | 8.54 | 12.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7 | 13.08 | 14.33 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sudan?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Sudan was 14.33 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Sudan ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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