Burundi vs Senegal: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Burundi
2.5%
in 2024
Senegal
2.3%
in 2024
Burundi rank
147th
Senegal rank
150th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Burundi
  • Senegal
0123200020122024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Burundi ranks 147th and Senegal ranks 150th of 163 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 2.2% 2.2% 0.1% Burundi
2010s 2.1% 1.4% 0.6% Burundi
2020s 2.2% 1.9% 0.3% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Burundi or Senegal?
Burundi, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Burundi and Senegal?
0.2%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Burundi ranks 147th and Senegal ranks 150th 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, male (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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.