Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.84 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.84
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
15th
of 193 countries
All-time high
13.09
in 1990
All-time low
10.2
in 2012
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Burkina Faso, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Burkina Faso stood at 10.84.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.09 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2012.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.09 | — |
| 1991 | 12.94 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 12.79 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.63 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 12.48 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.33 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.19 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 12.03 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 11.87 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 11.71 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 11.53 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 11.35 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.18 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.01 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.86 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.72 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.49 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.33 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.27 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.23 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.2 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.22 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.26 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.32 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.39 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.47 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.55 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.64 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.74 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.84 | +0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 10.84 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.85, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 10.84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.41 | 11.71 | 13.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.85 | 10.33 | 11.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.31 | 10.2 | 10.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 | 10.64 | 10.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Burkina Faso was 10.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.09 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2012.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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