Prevalence of overweight in Sudan
Sudan: Prevalence of overweight was 38.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Sudan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 38.9% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Sudan peaked at 38.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1990.
Sudan ranks 144th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.8% | — |
| 1991 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 18.8% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 25.1% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 31.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.5% | 38.9% | 3 |
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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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Sudan?
- Prevalence of overweight in Sudan was 38.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Sudan ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.