Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Burundi
Burundi: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.9%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
196th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2024
All-time low
5.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Burundi, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Burundi stood at 15.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Burundi peaked at 15.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1980.
That places Burundi 196th out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.4% | — |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 193 Niger 17.7% compare
- 194 Madagascar 16.9% compare
- 195 Timor-Leste 16.2% compare
- 197 Eritrea 12.7% compare
- 198 Ethiopia 10.2% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Burundi?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Burundi was 15.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Burundi ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).