Burundi vs Japan: Prevalence of overweight, female
Burundi
11.8%
in 2022
Japan
15.6%
in 2022
Burundi rank
196th
Japan rank
194th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Burundi
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.6% against 11.8% in Burundi, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 196th and Japan ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 17.1% | 10.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 16.1% | 8.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 15.4% | 5.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 15.5% | 4.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Burundi or Japan?
- Japan, at 15.6% against 11.8% in Burundi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Burundi and Japan?
- 3.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Burundi and Japan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Burundi ranks 196th and Japan ranks 194th 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.