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

10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted

Burkina Faso

9.3%

in 2021

Senegal

10.2%

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Senegal rank

11th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time

Burkina Faso
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 10.2% against 9.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Senegal ranks 11th of 99 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.4%	9.4%	6.0%	Burkina Faso
2010s	8.9%	8.5%	0.5%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Burkina Faso or Senegal?: Senegal, at 10.2% against 9.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Burkina Faso and Senegal?: 0.9%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Senegal ranks 11th of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 99 places, 962 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.