Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Burkina Faso
11.1%
in 2024
Tanzania
11.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Tanzania rank
26th

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Tanzania
05101520198020022024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 11.3% against 11.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 198 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 17.9% 14.4% 3.5% Burkina Faso
1990s 16.0% 13.4% 2.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 14.0% 12.2% 1.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 12.1% 11.2% 1.0% Burkina Faso
2020s 11.3% 11.1% 0.1% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 11.3% against 11.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed