Share of women who are overweight or obese in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 30.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in South Sudan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in South Sudan is 30.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in South Sudan peaked at 30.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1980.
South Sudan ranks 184th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.5% | — |
| 1981 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.4% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More gender data for South Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,664 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 165,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 170,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 158,909 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 162,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 153,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 157,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 150,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 154,276 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in South Sudan?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in South Sudan was 30.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1980.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- South Sudan ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.