Burkina Faso · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
16.9%2021
Publisher note: Enquete Nationale du Nutrition, Burkina Faso 2021 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 15 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1993 | 28.7 | 27 | 30.5 | Enquête démographique et de santé, Burkina Faso 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1994. |
| Burkina Faso | 1999 | 30.9 | 29.1 | 32.8 | Enquête démographique et de santé, Burkina Faso 1998-1999. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland (USA): Macro International Inc., 2000 |
| Burkina Faso | 2009 | 26 | 24.6 | 27.4 | Enquête nutritionnelle nationale 2009. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Direction de la Nutrition, 2009 |
| Burkina Faso | 2010 | 25.2 | 23.8 | 26.6 | Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale 2010: Rapport Definitif Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2011 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 25.7 | Rapport enquête nutritionnelle nationale 2011. Ouagadougou, Burkona Faso, 2012. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2012 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 25.3 | Enquête nutritionnelle nationale 2012. Rapport final. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2012. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2013 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 22 | Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2013 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2014 | 20 | 19.1 | 21 | Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale - Rapport final, Burkina Faso, Décembre 2014 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2015 | 22.8 | 21.9 | 23.7 | Rapport Enquête Nutritionnelle Nationale SMART 2015 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2016 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 19.9 | Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale 2016, Rapport Final, Decembre 2016, Burkina Faso Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2017 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 17.3 | Enquête Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2017 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2018 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 18.5 | Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2018 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2019 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 17.2 | Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2019 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2020 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 13.6 | Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2020 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burkina Faso | 2021 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 18 | Enquete Nationale du Nutrition, Burkina Faso 2021 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.