Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Burkina Faso
6.7%
in 2024
Burundi
6.5%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Burundi rank
43rd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.7% against 6.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Burundi ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Burundi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.7% against 6.5% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Burundi ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.