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

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Burundi vs Indonesia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Burundi

9.4%

in 2024

Indonesia

9.2%

in 2023

Burundi rank

16th

Indonesia rank

17th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Burundi
Indonesia

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 9.4% against 9.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 16th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.2%	6.4%	2.8%	Burundi
2010s	5.7%	11.3%	5.5%	Indonesia
2020s	5.2%	8.8%	3.5%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Burundi or Indonesia?: Burundi, at 9.4% against 9.2% in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Burundi and Indonesia?: 0.2%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Indonesia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Burundi ranks 16th and Indonesia ranks 17th 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.