Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 6.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.7
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
191st
of 193 countries
All-time high
6.7
in 2022
All-time low
1.9
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Burkina Faso, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Burkina Faso stood at 6.7. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9 | — |
| 1991 | 1.95 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.06 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.12 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.19 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.27 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.35 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.45 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.55 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 2.66 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.77 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.04 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.19 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.33 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.48 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.63 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.78 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.93 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.07 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.21 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.36 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.51 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.68 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.87 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.07 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 5.55 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.81 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.09 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.39 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7 | +4.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 6.7 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 6.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 | 1.9 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 | 2.66 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 | 4.07 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 | 6.09 | 6.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 188 Burundi 7.91 compare
- 189 Tanzania 7.83 compare
- 190 Madagascar 7.25 compare
- 192 Ethiopia 5.63 compare
- 193 East Timor 3.73 compare
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 percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Burkina Faso was 6.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Burkina Faso ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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