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
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
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.