Burkina Faso · Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)

9.3%2021

Publisher note: Enquete Nationale du Nutrition, Burkina Faso 2021 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected

Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.

Weight-for-height 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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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 independently qualified uncertainty endpoints
CountryYearReadingLower endpointUpper endpointPublisher note
Burkina Faso199315.414.216.7Enquête démographique et de santé, Burkina Faso 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1994.
Burkina Faso199915.514.316.8Enquête démographique et de santé, Burkina Faso 1998-1999. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland (USA): Macro International Inc., 2000
Burkina Faso200911.310.412.3Enquête nutritionnelle nationale 2009. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Direction de la Nutrition, 2009 Oedema data was considered in the analysis
Burkina Faso201010.99.911.9Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale 2010: Rapport Definitif Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso201110.49.910.9Rapport enquête nutritionnelle nationale 2011. Ouagadougou, Burkona Faso, 2012. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso201210.71011.5Enquête nutritionnelle nationale 2012. Rapport final. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2012. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso20138.17.38.9Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2013 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso20148.57.99.2Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale - Rapport final, Burkina Faso, Décembre 2014 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso201510.29.710.8Rapport Enquête Nutritionnelle Nationale SMART 2015 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso20167.56.98.2Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale 2016, Rapport Final, Decembre 2016, Burkina Faso Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso20178.67.79.7Enquête Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2017 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso20188.47.98.9Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2018 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected
Burkina Faso20198.17.68.5Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2019 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis
Burkina Faso20208.88.39.5Enquete Nutritionnelle Nationale, Burkina Faso 2020 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis
Burkina Faso20219.38.610.1Enquete Nationale du Nutrition, Burkina Faso 2021 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected

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