Children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan
Sudan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 196.9 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 196.9 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan peaked at 196.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142.8 num th, in 2016.
That places Sudan 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 168.54 num th | 153.8 num th | 175.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.63 num th | 142.8 num th | 165.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.32 num th | 153.8 num th | 196.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 38 Canada 213.7 num th compare
- 39 Zambia 202.9 num th compare
- 40 Ukraine 201.5 num th compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 184.4 num th compare
- 43 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 164.9 num th compare
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 163.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Sudan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,556 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 43.46 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 49 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan was 196.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 196.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.8 num th in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sudan ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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