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

Sudan

11.8%

in 2014

Uganda

11.5%

in 2014

Sudan rank

46th

Uganda rank

47th

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

Sudan
Uganda

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 11.8% against 11.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Sudan ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 47th 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.