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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Burundi

2.4%

in 2024

Madagascar

2.3%

in 2024

Burundi rank

147th

Madagascar rank

148th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Burundi
Madagascar

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Burundi ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 148th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.1%	2.6%	0.5%	Madagascar
2010s	1.9%	1.5%	0.5%	Burundi
2020s	2.1%	1.8%	0.4%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Burundi or Madagascar?: Burundi, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Burundi and Madagascar?: 0.1%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Burundi ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 148th 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 (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 (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: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.