Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan
Sudan: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 2.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan peaked at 3.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.
That places Sudan 128th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 18.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Sudan was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sudan ranks 128th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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