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

8 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Burkina Faso

0.9%

in 2021

Uganda

1.0%

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

46th

Uganda rank

43rd

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Burkina Faso
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 85 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.7%	1.4%	1.3%	Burkina Faso
2010s	1.8%	1.1%	0.7%	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.9%	1.0%	0.1%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Burkina Faso or Uganda?: Uganda, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Burkina Faso and Uganda?: 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 85 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 (% 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 (% 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: 99 places, 1,131 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting is the proportion of children 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.