Bhutan vs Burundi: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bhutan
12.0%
in 2014
Burundi
12.9%
in 2014
Bhutan rank
23rd
Burundi rank
21st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bhutan
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 12.9% against 12.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Burundi ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Burundi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 16.9% | 8.2% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 16.1% | 7.0% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 15.2% | 4.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.2% | 1.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 13.2% | 0.4% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Bhutan or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 12.9% against 12.0% in Bhutan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bhutan and Burundi?
- 0.9%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Burundi?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bhutan and Burundi rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd and Burundi ranks 21st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.