Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 198 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 1980
All-time low
6.5%
in 2014
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Burkina Faso, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Burkina Faso stood at 6.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2% | — |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Burkina Faso?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Burkina Faso was 6.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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