Sierra Leone vs Sudan: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Sierra Leone

11.9%

in 2014

Sudan

11.8%

in 2014

Sierra Leone rank

43rd

Sudan rank

46th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Sierra Leone
Sudan

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 11.9% against 11.8% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 43rd and Sudan ranks 46th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.