Burundi vs Kenya: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted

Burundi
1.21 million
in 2024
Kenya
1.27 million
in 2024
Burundi rank
25th
Kenya rank
23rd

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.27 million against 1.21 million in Burundi, a difference of 65,200.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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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.