Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Sudan

Obesity in adults in Sudan in 2024 — 17.8%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 14.8 pp.

2024 17.8% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 69of 199
Period maximum 17.8%2024
Period minimum 3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Sudan, 1980–20240510152019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 3%1981: 3.1%1982: 3.2%1983: 3.3%1984: 3.4%1985: 3.6%1986: 3.7%1987: 3.9%1988: 4%1989: 4.2%1990: 4.4%1991: 4.6%1992: 4.8%1993: 5%1994: 5.2%1995: 5.5%1996: 5.7%1997: 6%1998: 6.2%1999: 6.5%2000: 6.9%2001: 7.2%2002: 7.5%2003: 7.9%2004: 8.3%2005: 8.6%2006: 9%2007: 9.4%2008: 9.8%2009: 10.2%2010: 10.6%2011: 11%2012: 11.4%2013: 11.8%2014: 12.3%2015: 12.8%2016: 13.2%2017: 13.7%2018: 14.2%2019: 14.8%2020: 15.3%2021: 15.9%2022: 16.5%2023: 17.1%2024: 17.8%
Change over the period: +14.8 pp Annual average: 0.34 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sudan 17.8%
World computed 16.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 11.7%
Northern Africa computed 31.3%
Low-income countries computed 10%
Obesity in adults — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.8 +0.7 pp
2023 17.1 +0.6 pp
2022 16.5 +0.6 pp
2021 15.9 +0.6 pp
2020 15.3 +0.6 pp
2019 14.8 +0.5 pp
2018 14.2 +0.5 pp
2017 13.7 +0.5 pp
2016 13.2 +0.5 pp
2015 12.8 +0.5 pp
2014 12.3 +0.5 pp
2013 11.8 +0.4 pp
2012 11.4 +0.4 pp
2011 11 +0.4 pp
2010 10.6 +0.4 pp
2009 10.2 +0.4 pp
2008 9.8 +0.4 pp
2007 9.4 +0.4 pp
2006 9 +0.4 pp
2005 8.6 +0.4 pp
2004 8.3 +0.4 pp
2003 7.9 +0.4 pp
2002 7.5 +0.3 pp
2001 7.2 +0.3 pp
2000 6.9 +0.3 pp
1999 6.5 +0.3 pp
1998 6.2 +0.3 pp
1997 6 +0.3 pp
1996 5.7 +0.2 pp
1995 5.5 +0.2 pp
1994 5.2 +0.2 pp
1993 5 +0.2 pp
1992 4.8 +0.2 pp
1991 4.6 +0.2 pp
1990 4.4 +0.2 pp
1989 4.2 +0.2 pp
1988 4 +0.2 pp
1987 3.9 +0.2 pp
1986 3.7 +0.1 pp
1985 3.6 +0.1 pp
1984 3.4 +0.1 pp
1983 3.3 +0.1 pp
1982 3.2 +0.1 pp
1981 3.1 +0.1 pp
1980 3

Northern Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

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