Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Burundi
Burundi: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 28.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Burundi, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Burundi is 28.3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Burundi peaked at 39.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 5th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 30.4 | — |
| 2000 | 39.1 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 35.2 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 29.1 | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 27.9 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 29.3 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 27.7 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 27.6 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 28 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 28.3 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.4 | 30.4 | 30.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.15 | 35.2 | 39.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.58 | 27 | 29.6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.9 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More poverty & inequality data for Burundi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.88 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,163 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.3512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.501 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.87 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1868 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1868 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2119 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Burundi?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Burundi was 28.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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