Children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi
Burundi: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,208 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi is 1,208 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi peaked at 1,208 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 729.5 num th, in 2000.
That places Burundi 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 729.5 num th | — |
| 2001 | 735 num th | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 750.7 num th | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 776.9 num th | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 808.5 num th | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 844.7 num th | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 883.3 num th | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 921 num th | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 957.5 num th | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 996.2 num th | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,034 num th | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,066 num th | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,095 num th | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,121 num th | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,143 num th | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,155 num th | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,156 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,150 num th | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,144 num th | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,140 num th | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,140 num th | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,148 num th | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,168 num th | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,189 num th | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,208 num th | +1.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1,208 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1,208 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 840.33 num th | 729.5 num th | 996.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,121 num th | 1,034 num th | 1,156 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,171 num th | 1,140 num th | 1,208 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More development goals data for Burundi
- Red List Index 0.9076 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,206 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 34.76 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,071 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Burundi was 1,208 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,208 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 729.5 num th in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Burundi ranks 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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