Burkina Faso - Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5) in Burkina Faso was 9.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 17.10 in 1999, while its lowest value was 8.60 in 2013.

Definition: Prevalence of wasting, male,is the proportion of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.

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Year Value
1993 15.30
1999 17.10
2009 11.90
2010 16.60
2011 11.80
2012 12.60
2013 8.60
2014 9.40
2015 11.30
2016 8.60
2017 9.70
2018 9.40
2019 9.00

Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition