How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and High income?

10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Burundi vs High income: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Burundi

2.1%

in 2024

High income

0.1%

in 2024

Burundi rank

14th

High income rank

13th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Burundi
High income

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 2.1% against 0.1% in High income, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 42.0 times High income's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 14th and High income ranks 13th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	High income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%	Burundi
2010s	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%	Burundi
2020s	1.4%	0.1%	1.4%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Burundi or High income?: Burundi, at 2.1% against 0.1% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Burundi and High income?: 2.0%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and High income?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and High income rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Burundi ranks 14th and High income ranks 13th 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.