Burundi vs Low income: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Burundi
28.3%
in 2024
Low income
18.0%
in 2024
Burundi rank
5th
Low income rank
2nd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

  • Burundi
  • Low income
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 28.3% against 18.0% in Low income, a difference of 10.3%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.6 times Low income's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 5th and Low income ranks 2nd of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 37.2% 27.8% 9.3% Burundi
2010s 28.6% 21.8% 6.8% Burundi
2020s 27.9% 18.7% 9.2% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Burundi or Low income?
Burundi, at 28.3% against 18.0% in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Burundi and Low income?
10.3%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Low income?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Low income rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
Burundi ranks 5th and Low income ranks 2nd 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

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.