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

5 years are reported by both, from 1987 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Thailand: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Burundi

5.9%

in 2024

Thailand

6.5%

in 2022

Burundi rank

27th

Thailand rank

24th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Burundi
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 6.5% against 5.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 86 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.1%	4.5%	2.6%	Burundi
2010s	5.3%	6.2%	0.8%	Thailand
2020s	4.0%	6.5%	2.5%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Burundi or Thailand?: Thailand, at 6.5% against 5.9% in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Burundi and Thailand?: 0.6%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Thailand?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Burundi ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th 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.