Burundi vs Congo: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Burundi
12.9%
in 2014
Congo
12.2%
in 2014
Burundi rank
21st
Congo rank
22nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 12.9% against 12.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.
Burundi ranks 21st and Congo ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 17.2% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.5% | 0.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 0.7% | 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, Burundi or Congo?
- Burundi, at 12.9% against 12.2% in Congo as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Burundi and Congo?
- 0.7%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Burundi ranks 21st and Congo ranks 22nd 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.