Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 24.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Burkina Faso, 1993–2021
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2021, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Burkina Faso stood at 24.5%.
The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2020.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 40.9% | — |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 40.9% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 22.7% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.4% | 24.5% | 2 |
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More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Burkina Faso?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Burkina Faso was 24.5% in 2021, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.