Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Burundi
Burundi: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 7.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Burundi, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Burundi stood at 7.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Burundi peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 21st of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.8 | — |
| 2000 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 9 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 5 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 4.7 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8 | +66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.55 | 8.1 | 9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 4.8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.8 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 18 Benin 8.3 compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 8.3 compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1 compare
- 21 Chad 7.8 compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 7.8 compare
- 24 Myanmar 7.4 compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Burundi?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Burundi was 7.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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