Burundi vs Ethiopia: Prevalence of overweight, female

Burundi
11.8%
in 2022
Ethiopia
14.9%
in 2022
Burundi rank
196th
Ethiopia rank
195th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Ethiopia
57.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 14.9% against 11.8% in Burundi, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 196th and Ethiopia ranks 195th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.1% 4.5% 1.6% Burundi
2000s 8.1% 7.0% 1.1% Burundi
2010s 10.1% 11.0% 0.9% Ethiopia
2020s 11.6% 14.3% 2.8% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Burundi or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 14.9% against 11.8% in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Burundi and Ethiopia?
3.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Burundi ranks 196th and Ethiopia ranks 195th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.