How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?

9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.

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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Bangladesh

1.6%

in 2022

Burkina Faso

1.5%

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

79th

Burkina Faso rank

80th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 79th and Burkina Faso ranks 80th of 93 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	Burkina Faso
2010s	1.8%	1.0%	0.9%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?: Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?: 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 79th and Burkina Faso ranks 80th of 93 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 (% 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 (% 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: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
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.