Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Burundi
Burundi: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 2.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Burundi is 2.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Burundi peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2016.
Burundi ranks 147th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 2.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 5 |
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, weight for height in Burundi?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Burundi was 2.4% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Burundi ranks 147th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.