Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Burkina Faso or Chad?

Chad, at 18.2% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.

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

Burkina Faso vs Chad: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Burkina Faso

16.9%

in 2021

Chad

18.2%

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

23rd

Chad rank

20th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Burkina Faso
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 18.2% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 20th of 96 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Chad	Difference	Ahead
2010s	19.7%	26.7%	7.0%	Chad
2020s	14.8%	20.1%	5.3%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Burkina Faso or Chad?: Chad, at 18.2% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Burkina Faso and Chad?: 1.3%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 20th of 96 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 underweight, weight for age (% 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 underweight, weight for age (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.