Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Burundi or Chad?

Burundi, at 7.8% against 7.8% in Chad as of 2024.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Chad: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Burundi

7.8%

in 2024

Chad

7.8%

in 2022

Burundi rank

21st

Chad rank

21st

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Burundi
Chad

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 7.8% against 7.8% in Chad, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 21st and Chad ranks 21st of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Chad	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.1%	13.9%	5.8%	Chad
2010s	5.2%	14.6%	9.4%	Chad
2020s	5.3%	8.7%	3.3%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Burundi or Chad?: Burundi, at 7.8% against 7.8% in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Burundi and Chad?: 0.0%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Chad?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Chad rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Burundi ranks 21st and Chad ranks 21st 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: 03 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.