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

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

Burkina Faso vs Indonesia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Burkina Faso

8.0%

in 2021

Indonesia

7.5%

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

15th

Indonesia rank

16th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Burkina Faso
Indonesia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 8.0% against 7.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Indonesia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 16th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	7.8%	10.4%	2.5%	Indonesia
2020s	8.0%	6.2%	1.8%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Burkina Faso or Indonesia?: Burkina Faso, at 8.0% against 7.5% in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Burkina Faso and Indonesia?: 0.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Indonesia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 16th of 86 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% 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: 86 places, 749 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.