Prevalence of overweight in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Prevalence of overweight was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Burkina Faso, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 21.7% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 187th 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 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 21.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 21.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 184 Central African Republic 23.7% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 22.8% compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.8% compare
- 188 Chad 21.4% compare
- 189 Rwanda 19.8% compare
- 190 Vietnam 18.2% 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 prevalence of overweight in Burkina Faso?
- Prevalence of overweight in Burkina Faso was 21.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Burkina Faso ranks 187th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.