Burundi vs Chad: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Burundi
7.0%
in 2024
Chad
9.1%
in 2024
Burundi rank
188th
Chad rank
186th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Burundi
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 9.1% against 7.0% in Burundi, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 188th and Chad ranks 186th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Chad in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.4% | 0.9% | Chad |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 7.1% | 1.5% | Chad |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 8.6% | 2.0% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Burundi or Chad?
- Chad, at 9.1% against 7.0% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Burundi and Chad?
- 2.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Chad?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Chad rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Burundi ranks 188th and Chad ranks 186th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.