Share of women who are overweight or obese in Burundi
Burundi: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 12.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Burundi, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Burundi stood at 12.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Burundi peaked at 12.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
That places Burundi 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More gender data for Burundi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,524 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 221,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 215,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 218,977 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Burundi?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Burundi was 12.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Burundi ranks 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.