Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Burkina Faso
2.8%
in 2024
Eritrea
2.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
137th
Eritrea rank
137th

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Eritrea
0123200020122024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 137th and Eritrea ranks 137th of 162 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.4% 1.8% 0.3% Eritrea
2010s 1.1% 1.9% 0.8% Eritrea
2020s 2.1% 2.4% 0.3% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
Burkina Faso, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Burkina Faso ranks 137th and Eritrea ranks 137th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
177 places, 4,555 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed