Share of men who are overweight or obese in Burundi
Burundi: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 22.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men 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
Burundi recorded 22.2% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Burundi peaked at 22.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1980.
Burundi ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 22.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Burundi?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Burundi was 22.2% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Burundi ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 men 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 metres squared.