Bhutan vs Burkina Faso: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Bhutan
17.2%
in 2024
Burkina Faso
17.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
57th
Burkina Faso rank
56th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Bhutan
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.5% against 17.2% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 57th and Burkina Faso ranks 56th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 39.4% 37.2% 2.2% Bhutan
2010s 24.8% 25.7% 0.8% Burkina Faso
2020s 17.7% 18.0% 0.3% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Bhutan or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 17.5% against 17.2% in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Burkina Faso rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Bhutan ranks 57th and Burkina Faso ranks 56th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % 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 stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,161 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.