Burundi vs Uganda: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Burundi
8.6%
in 2024
Uganda
7.6%
in 2024
Burundi rank
187th
Uganda rank
188th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Burundi
- Uganda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 8.6% against 7.6% in Uganda, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Burundi ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 188th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 6.1% | 0.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.8% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 0.7% | Burundi |
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, Burundi or Uganda?
- Burundi, at 8.6% against 7.6% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Burundi and Uganda?
- 1.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Burundi ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 188th 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.