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
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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About this data
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.