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

9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Burkina Faso

0.7%

in 2021

Malawi

0.7%

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

48th

Malawi rank

48th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female over time

Burkina Faso
Malawi

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 48th of 84 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%	Burkina Faso
2010s	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Burkina Faso or Malawi?: Burkina Faso, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 48th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 84 places, 738 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.