Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Burkina Faso
2.6%
in 2024
Eritrea
2.6%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
138th
Eritrea rank
138th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eritrea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Eritrea ranks 138th of 163 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Eritrea ranks 138th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.