Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 94.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 94.6 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 182.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Burkina Faso peaked at 94.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1, in 2010.
That places Burkina Faso 60th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2 | — |
| 2001 | 40.4 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 38.7 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 37 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 35.4 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 34.1 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 33 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 32.2 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.6 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 31.2 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.2 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.6 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 32.4 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 33.5 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 35.1 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 37 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 39.5 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 42.5 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 46.2 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 50.8 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 57.1 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 65.7 | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 77.6 | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 94.6 | +21.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 94.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 94.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.95, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.58 | 31.2 | 42.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.01 | 31.1 | 46.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.16 | 50.8 | 94.6 | 5 |
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- 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 numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Burkina Faso?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Burkina Faso was 94.6 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1 in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.4%. 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 numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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