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Overweight in adults — South Sudan

Overweight in adults in South Sudan in 2024 — 25.1%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 16.9 pp.

2024 25.1% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 13of 199
Period maximum 25.1%2024
Period minimum 8.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — South Sudan, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.2%1981: 8.3%1982: 8.5%1983: 8.7%1984: 8.9%1985: 9.1%1986: 9.3%1987: 9.6%1988: 9.8%1989: 10.1%1990: 10.3%1991: 10.6%1992: 10.9%1993: 11.2%1994: 11.5%1995: 11.8%1996: 12.1%1997: 12.4%1998: 12.8%1999: 13.2%2000: 13.6%2001: 14%2002: 14.4%2003: 14.8%2004: 15.2%2005: 15.6%2006: 16%2007: 16.4%2008: 16.9%2009: 17.3%2010: 17.7%2011: 18.1%2012: 18.6%2013: 19.1%2014: 19.6%2015: 20.1%2016: 20.6%2017: 21.2%2018: 21.8%2019: 22.3%2020: 22.8%2021: 23.4%2022: 23.9%2023: 24.5%2024: 25.1%
Change over the period: +16.9 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Sudan 25.1%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.1 +0.6 pp
2023 24.5 +0.6 pp
2022 23.9 +0.6 pp
2021 23.4 +0.5 pp
2020 22.8 +0.5 pp
2019 22.3 +0.5 pp
2018 21.8 +0.6 pp
2017 21.2 +0.6 pp
2016 20.6 +0.6 pp
2015 20.1 +0.5 pp
2014 19.6 +0.5 pp
2013 19.1 +0.5 pp
2012 18.6 +0.5 pp
2011 18.1 +0.4 pp
2010 17.7 +0.4 pp
2009 17.3 +0.4 pp
2008 16.9 +0.4 pp
2007 16.4 +0.4 pp
2006 16 +0.4 pp
2005 15.6 +0.4 pp
2004 15.2 +0.4 pp
2003 14.8 +0.4 pp
2002 14.4 +0.4 pp
2001 14 +0.4 pp
2000 13.6 +0.4 pp
1999 13.2 +0.4 pp
1998 12.8 +0.4 pp
1997 12.4 +0.3 pp
1996 12.1 +0.3 pp
1995 11.8 +0.3 pp
1994 11.5 +0.3 pp
1993 11.2 +0.3 pp
1992 10.9 +0.3 pp
1991 10.6 +0.3 pp
1990 10.3 +0.3 pp
1989 10.1 +0.3 pp
1988 9.8 +0.3 pp
1987 9.6 +0.2 pp
1986 9.3 +0.2 pp
1985 9.1 +0.2 pp
1984 8.9 +0.2 pp
1983 8.7 +0.2 pp
1982 8.5 +0.2 pp
1981 8.3 +0.2 pp
1980 8.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

ET Ethiopia 11.2 ER Eritrea 14.3 BI Burundi 16.9 MG Madagascar 18.1 RW Rwanda 21.7 SS South Sudan 25.1 MW Malawi 26.1 UG Uganda 26.6 MZ Mozambique 29 DJ Djibouti 30.6 ZM Zambia 31.1 TZ Tanzania 31.8 KE Kenya 32.1 SO Somalia 35.5 ZW Zimbabwe 37 KM Comoros 44.1 MU Mauritius 53.3 SC Seychelles 63.8
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About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

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

Other indicators for South Sudan

Nutrition Obesity in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.

South Sudan by year Nutrition Underweight in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.

South Sudan by year Diseases Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseases

The chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.

South Sudan by year Nutrition Access to clean water

The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

South Sudan by year Nutrition Access to basic sanitation

The share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.

South Sudan by year
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