How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Burundi

1.6%

in 2020

Niger

1.8%

in 2022

Burundi rank

74th

Niger rank

72nd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Burundi
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Burundi ranks 74th and Niger ranks 72nd of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	Niger
2010s	2.4%	0.9%	1.4%	Burundi
2020s	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Burundi or Niger?: Niger, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Burundi and Niger?: 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Burundi ranks 74th and Niger ranks 72nd of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.