Children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children moderately or severely stunted was 656.6 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso stood at 656.6 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,058 num th in 2008 and was at its lowest, 656.6 num th, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 991.88 num th | 883.1 num th | 1,058 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 913.66 num th | 754.4 num th | 1,046 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 679.92 num th | 656.6 num th | 718.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,762 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Burkina Faso was 656.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,058 num th in 2008.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 656.6 num th in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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