How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nepal?

5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Nepal: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight

Burkina Faso

571,923 underweight children

in 2021

Nepal

513,536 underweight children

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

24th

Nepal rank

25th

Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight over time

Burkina Faso
Nepal

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 571,923 underweight children against 513,536 underweight children in Nepal, a difference of 58,387 underweight children.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 25th of 96 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are underweight, Burkina Faso or Nepal?: Burkina Faso, at 571,923 underweight children against 513,536 underweight children in Nepal as of 2021.
What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are underweight between Burkina Faso and Nepal?: 58,387 underweight children, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nepal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Nepal rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight?: Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 25th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight
Unit: underweight children
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.