Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 55.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 55.3% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi peaked at 63.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 1st of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 57.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 53.4% | 55.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More infrastructure data for Burundi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,363 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1049 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,363 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi was 55.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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