Share of women who are overweight or obese in Sudan
Sudan: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Sudan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Sudan stood at 45.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Sudan peaked at 45.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1980.
Sudan ranks 136th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.4% | — |
| 1981 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 25.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 31.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 37.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 43.8% | 45.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More gender data for Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 22,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 784,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 745,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 769,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Sudan?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Sudan was 45.9% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1980.
- How does Sudan rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Sudan ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.