Burundi vs Kenya: Prevalence of overweight, male

Burundi
21.3%
in 2022
Kenya
22.0%
in 2022
Burundi rank
172nd
Kenya rank
169th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
05101520199020062022

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 22.0% against 21.3% in Burundi, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Burundi ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 169th of 196 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 9.3% 9.4% 0.1% Kenya
2000s 13.0% 13.6% 0.5% Kenya
2010s 17.2% 18.0% 0.8% Kenya
2020s 20.7% 21.4% 0.7% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Burundi or Kenya?
Kenya, at 22.0% against 21.3% in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Burundi and Kenya?
0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Burundi ranks 172nd and Kenya ranks 169th 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.