Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Burundi or Niger?

Niger, at 34.6% against 28.3% in Burundi as of 2022.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Burundi vs Niger: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Burundi

28.3%

in 2024

Niger

34.6%

in 2022

Burundi rank

5th

Niger rank

2nd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Burundi
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 34.6% against 28.3% in Burundi, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 5th and Niger ranks 2nd of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.1%	43.1%	4.0%	Niger
2010s	28.6%	34.6%	6.0%	Niger
2020s	27.6%	34.0%	6.4%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Burundi or Niger?: Niger, at 34.6% against 28.3% in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Burundi and Niger?: 6.3%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Burundi ranks 5th and Niger 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: 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.