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  • Obesity prevalence
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Obesity prevalence

Women, 2016-2017

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-49
Sample size:7715
Area covered:National
References:Ministère à la Présidence chargé de la Bonne Gouvernance et du Plan Burundi - MPBGP, Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida Burundi - MSPLS, Institut de Statistiques et d’Études Économiques du Burundi - ISTEEBU, et ICF. 2017. Troisième Enquête Démographique et de Santé au Burundi. Bujumbura, Burundi : ISTEEBU, MSPLS, and ICF.
Notes:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Women, 2010

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-49
Sample size:4015
Area covered:National
References:Institut de Statistiques et d’Études Économiques du Burundi - ISTEEBU, Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida -MSPLS/Burundi, and ICF International. 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé Burundi 2010. Bujumbura, Burundi: ISTEEBU, MSPLS, and ICF International.
Notes:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Children, 2016-2017

Survey type:Measured
Age:0-5
Sample size:6464
Area covered:National
References:Ministère à la Présidence chargé de la Bonne Gouvernance et du Plan Burundi - MPBGP, Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida Burundi - MSPLS, Institut de Statistiques et d’Études Économiques du Burundi - ISTEEBU, et ICF. 2017. Troisième Enquête Démographique et de Santé au Burundi. Bujumbura, Burundi : ISTEEBU, MSPLS, and ICF.
Notes:Infants.
Definitions:Children whose Z-score for weight-for-height is greater than two standard deviations (+2SD) above the median of the reference population are considered overweight
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Girls, 2010-2011

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-19
Sample size:952
Area covered:National
References:Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Institut de Statistiques et d’Études Économiques du Burundi - ISTEEBU, Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida -MSPLS/Burundi, and ICF International. 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé Burundi 2010. Bujumbura, Burundi: ISTEEBU, MSPLS, and ICF International.
Notes:Small sample size
Definitions:BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

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