Burundi vs Eritrea: Prevalence of overweight

Burundi
16.3%
in 2022
Eritrea
17.2%
in 2022
Burundi rank
194th
Eritrea rank
192nd

Prevalence of overweight over time

  • Burundi
  • Eritrea
57.51012.51517.5199020062022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 17.2% against 16.3% in Burundi, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 194th and Eritrea ranks 192nd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 7.6% 5.9% 1.7% Burundi
2000s 10.3% 9.0% 1.3% Burundi
2010s 13.4% 13.2% 0.2% Burundi
2020s 15.9% 16.6% 0.8% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Burundi or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 17.2% against 16.3% in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Burundi and Eritrea?
0.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
Burundi ranks 194th and Eritrea ranks 192nd 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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