How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Burundi vs Central African Republic: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Burundi

1.4%

in 2024

Central African Republic

1.3%

in 2022

Burundi rank

23rd

Central African Republic rank

26th

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

Burundi
Central African Republic

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Burundi ranks 23rd and Central African Republic ranks 26th of 84 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Central African Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.0%	3.8%	2.8%	Central African Republic
2010s	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%	Burundi
2020s	1.0%	1.3%	0.3%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Burundi or Central African Republic?: Burundi, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Burundi and Central African Republic?: 0.1%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Burundi ranks 23rd and Central African Republic ranks 26th 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.