Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Burundi
Burundi: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 1.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.21 million for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Burundi peaked at 1.21 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 729,500, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 25th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 729,500 | — |
| 2001 | 735,000 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 750,700 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 776,900 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 808,500 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 844,700 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 883,300 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 921,000 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 957,500 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 996,200 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million | +1.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.21 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.21 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 840,330 | 729,500 | 996,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.03 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million | 1.14 million | 1.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More reference data data for Burundi
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Burundi?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Burundi was 1.21 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 729,500 in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Burundi ranks 25th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.