Prevalence of overweight, female in Burundi
Burundi: Prevalence of overweight, female was 11.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Burundi, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 11.8% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Burundi peaked at 11.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1990.
Burundi ranks 196th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +2.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 11.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.2%, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 11.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 prevalence of overweight, female in Burundi?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Burundi was 11.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Burundi ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.