Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Sudan

Overweight in adults in Sudan in 2024 — 40%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 24.5 pp.

2024 40% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 53of 199
Period maximum 40%2024
Period minimum 15.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Sudan, 1980–20241020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 15.5%1981: 15.9%1982: 16.2%1983: 16.7%1984: 17.1%1985: 17.5%1986: 18%1987: 18.5%1988: 18.9%1989: 19.4%1990: 19.9%1991: 20.5%1992: 21%1993: 21.5%1994: 22%1995: 22.6%1996: 23.1%1997: 23.7%1998: 24.3%1999: 24.9%2000: 25.6%2001: 26.2%2002: 26.8%2003: 27.5%2004: 28.1%2005: 28.7%2006: 29.3%2007: 29.8%2008: 30.4%2009: 30.9%2010: 31.4%2011: 32%2012: 32.5%2013: 33.1%2014: 33.7%2015: 34.3%2016: 34.9%2017: 35.5%2018: 36.1%2019: 36.7%2020: 37.3%2021: 38%2022: 38.6%2023: 39.3%2024: 40%
Change over the period: +24.5 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sudan 40%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Northern Africa computed 60.7%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 40 +0.7 pp
2023 39.3 +0.7 pp
2022 38.6 +0.6 pp
2021 38 +0.6 pp
2020 37.3 +0.6 pp
2019 36.7 +0.6 pp
2018 36.1 +0.6 pp
2017 35.5 +0.6 pp
2016 34.9 +0.6 pp
2015 34.3 +0.6 pp
2014 33.7 +0.6 pp
2013 33.1 +0.6 pp
2012 32.5 +0.6 pp
2011 32 +0.5 pp
2010 31.4 +0.5 pp
2009 30.9 +0.5 pp
2008 30.4 +0.5 pp
2007 29.8 +0.6 pp
2006 29.3 +0.6 pp
2005 28.7 +0.6 pp
2004 28.1 +0.6 pp
2003 27.5 +0.6 pp
2002 26.8 +0.6 pp
2001 26.2 +0.6 pp
2000 25.6 +0.6 pp
1999 24.9 +0.6 pp
1998 24.3 +0.6 pp
1997 23.7 +0.6 pp
1996 23.1 +0.6 pp
1995 22.6 +0.5 pp
1994 22 +0.5 pp
1993 21.5 +0.5 pp
1992 21 +0.5 pp
1991 20.5 +0.5 pp
1990 19.9 +0.5 pp
1989 19.4 +0.5 pp
1988 18.9 +0.5 pp
1987 18.5 +0.5 pp
1986 18 +0.5 pp
1985 17.5 +0.4 pp
1984 17.1 +0.4 pp
1983 16.7 +0.4 pp
1982 16.2 +0.4 pp
1981 15.9 +0.4 pp
1980 15.5

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 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.