Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 2.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Burundi stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Burundi peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2016.
Burundi ranks 133rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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 infrastructure data for Burundi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,363 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1049 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,363 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Burundi?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Burundi was 2.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Burundi ranks 133rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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