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South Sudan: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

8.20percent · 2024+54.7% since 2014

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_30C. Annual figures for South Sudan from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20248.2
20237.9
20227.6
20217.4
20207.1
20196.9
20186.7
20176.4
20166
20155.7
20145.3
20135.1
20124.8
20114.6
20104.4
20094.2
20084
20073.8
20063.6
20053.4
20043.2
20033
20022.8
20012.7
20002.5
19992.4
19982.2
19972.1
19962
19951.9
19941.8
19931.8
19921.7
19911.6
19901.5
19891.5
19881.4
19871.4
19861.3
19851.3
19841.2
19831.2
19821.1
19811.1
19801.1

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Health Organization (2026). Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-30c (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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