Brazil vs Burundi: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Brazil
1.16 million
in 2024
Burundi
1.21 million
in 2024
Brazil rank
26th
Burundi rank
25th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time
- Brazil
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.21 million against 1.16 million in Brazil, a difference of 44,000.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Burundi ranks 25th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 840,330 | 438,130 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 1.12 million | 103,190 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.17 million | 23,320 | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are stunted, Brazil or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 1.21 million against 1.16 million in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are stunted between Brazil and Burundi?
- 44,000, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burundi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Burundi rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Burundi ranks 25th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.