Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 6.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.5%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
192nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 2024
All-time low
1.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Burkina Faso, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Burkina Faso stood at 6.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1980.
That places Burkina Faso 192nd 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.6% | — |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 6.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.0%, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 6.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Burkina Faso?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Burkina Faso was 6.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1980.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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