Child adolescent obesity in Burundi
Burundi: Child adolescent obesity was 6.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.99
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
188th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.99
in 2024
All-time low
2.52
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Burundi, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 6.99 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Burundi peaked at 6.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.52, in 1980.
That places Burundi 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.72 | 2.52 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.46 | 3.07 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 | 4 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 5.09 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.65 | 6.33 | 6.99 | 5 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 169,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 169,598 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 53.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 53.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 178,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Burundi?
- Child adolescent obesity in Burundi was 6.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Burundi ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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