Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.8%
Change on year
up 21.7%
World rank
137th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2024
All-time low
1.0%
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Burkina Faso stood at 2.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 180.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
Burkina Faso ranks 137th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +21.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Burkina Faso?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Burkina Faso was 2.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.0%. 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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