Burundi vs Senegal: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Burundi
12.9%
in 2014
Senegal
11.9%
in 2014
Burundi rank
21st
Senegal rank
24th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Burundi
- Senegal
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 12.9% against 11.9% in Senegal, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 16.0% | 0.9% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.4% | 0.7% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 0.6% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 0.9% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 1.0% | 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 Senegal?
- Burundi, at 12.9% against 11.9% in Senegal as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Burundi and Senegal?
- 1.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Burundi ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 24th 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.