Burundi vs Eritrea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Burundi
16.9%
in 2024
Eritrea
14.3%
in 2024
Burundi rank
196th
Eritrea rank
197th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Burundi
  • Eritrea
57.51012.51517.5198020022024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 16.9% against 14.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.

Burundi ranks 196th and Eritrea ranks 197th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Eritrea Difference Ahead
1980s 6.4% 6.5% 0.2% Eritrea
1990s 8.0% 7.7% 0.3% Burundi
2000s 10.4% 9.4% 1.0% Burundi
2010s 13.2% 11.4% 1.8% Burundi
2020s 16.0% 13.6% 2.4% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Burundi or Eritrea?
Burundi, at 16.9% against 14.3% in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Burundi and Eritrea?
2.6%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Burundi ranks 196th and Eritrea ranks 197th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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