Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Burundi
Burundi: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 16.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
196th
of 198 countries
All-time high
16.9%
in 2024
All-time low
5.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Burundi, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Burundi is 16.9%, measured 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 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Burundi peaked at 16.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1980.
Burundi ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.8% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 193 Niger 19.1% compare
- 194 Madagascar 18.1% compare
- 195 Timor-Leste 17.2% compare
- 197 Eritrea 14.3% compare
- 198 Ethiopia 11.2% compare
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Burundi?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Burundi was 16.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Burundi ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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