Share of children who are overweight or obese in Burundi
Burundi: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 2.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 2.4% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese 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.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Burundi?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Burundi was 2.4% 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 children who are overweight or obese recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Burundi ranks 147th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.