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

Burundi, at 28.3% against 12.2% in World as of 2024.

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

11 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 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 World: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Burundi

28.3%

in 2024

World

12.2%

in 2024

Burundi rank

5th

World rank

7th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Burundi
World

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 28.3% against 12.2% in World, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 2.3 times World's.

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

Burundi ranks 5th and World ranks 7th of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	37.2%	19.9%	17.3%	Burundi
2010s	28.6%	14.5%	14.1%	Burundi
2020s	27.9%	12.5%	15.4%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Burundi or World?: Burundi, at 28.3% against 12.2% in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Burundi and World?: 16.1%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and World?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and World rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Burundi ranks 5th and World ranks 7th 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.