Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Burkina Faso
6.5%
in 2024
Malawi
5.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Malawi rank
194th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.5% against 5.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Malawi ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 4.2% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.5% against 5.8% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Malawi ranks 194th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.