Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 14.1% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Burkina Faso, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 14.1% for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.9% | — |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 14.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 14.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 18.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.3% compare
- 14 Philippines 14.3% compare
- 16 Chad 14.2% compare
- 17 Somalia 14.1% compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.0% compare
- 20 Indonesia 13.6% 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 share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Burkina Faso?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Burkina Faso was 14.1% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.