Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean?

Burkina Faso, at 9.3% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?

13 years are reported by both, from 2009 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Burkina Faso

9.3%

in 2021

Latin America & Caribbean

1.3%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

11th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Burkina Faso
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 9.3% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 7.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.3%	1.7%	9.6%	Burkina Faso
2010s	9.1%	1.5%	7.6%	Burkina Faso
2020s	9.1%	1.4%	7.7%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean?: Burkina Faso, at 9.3% against 1.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?: 8.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 99 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 (% 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 (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children 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.