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

7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.

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

Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Bangladesh

10.3%

in 2022

Burkina Faso

10.6%

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

13th

Burkina Faso rank

12th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Bangladesh
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 10.6% against 10.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 86 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 10.6% against 10.3% in Bangladesh as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?: 0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Bangladesh ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the proportion of boys 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.