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

11 years are reported by both, from 1993 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 Vietnam: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Burkina Faso

0.9%

in 2021

Vietnam

1.0%

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

46th

Vietnam rank

43rd

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Burkina Faso
Vietnam

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

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

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.8%	2.0%	3.7%	Burkina Faso
2000s	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	Vietnam
2010s	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.9%	1.0%	0.1%	Vietnam

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 Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Burkina Faso and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Vietnam?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Vietnam 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.