Burundi vs Cameroon: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted
Burundi
170,550
in 2024
Cameroon
173,910
in 2018
Burundi rank
37th
Cameroon rank
36th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted over time
- Burundi
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 173,910 against 170,550 in Burundi, a difference of 3,360.
Burundi ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 36th of 99 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are wasted, Burundi or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 173,910 against 170,550 in Burundi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are wasted between Burundi and Cameroon?
- 3,360, with Cameroon ahead.
- How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Burundi ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 36th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.