Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 19.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso stood at 19.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso peaked at 40.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.4% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 36.8% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 21.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.347 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,718 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso was 19.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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