Underweight children — all countries

Underweight children — Sudan

Underweight children in Sudan in 2014 — 33%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 50. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 6 pp.

2014 33% +3.2 pp vs 2010
World rank 49of 50
Period maximum 33%2014
Period minimum 27%2006

Trend over time

2006–2014 · % of children under 5

Underweight children — Sudan, 2006–201426283032342006200720082009201020112012201320142006: 27%2010: 29.8%2014: 33%
Change over the period: +6 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2014

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sudan

Sudan 33%
World 14.8%
Underweight children — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2014 33
2010 29.8
2006 27

Northern Africa, 2014

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children under the age of five whose weight is more than two standard deviations below the median of the WHO growth standards. The indicator reflects a combination of chronic and acute undernutrition and remains one of the most accurate indicators of poverty: it depends little on the methodology of income accounting.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.