Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Sudan
Sudan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Sudan is 2.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Sudan peaked at 3.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.
That places Sudan 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Sudan?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Sudan was 2.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Sudan ranks 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.