Between August 2024 to July 2025, approximately 425,637 children aged 6-59 months are facing/expected to face elevated levels of acute malnutrition in 26 provinces, 18 municipalities and one region. The number of cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is expected to be 110,308. As for pregnant and [...]

Between August 2023 and July 2024, 480,000 children aged 6 to 59 months and almost 131,500 pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW) are facing/expected to face elevated levels of acute malnutrition in the 37 provinces analysed. This includes 113,627 cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM).  In the [...]

In the latest IPC Acute Malnutrition (AMN) analysis of the country, of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, 31 provinces were analysed. In total, it is estimated that nearly 400,000 children under the age of five will likely suffer from acute malnutrition at national level between August 2022 and July [...]

All 45 provinces in the thirteen regions of Burkina Faso were analyzed. In total, it is estimated that 699,027 children aged 6-59 months will likely be acutely malnourished through 2022, which represents about 10% more cases compared to the last analysis (Oct. 2020-July 2021 period) and an increase [...]

In this IPC Acute Malnutrition analysis, the 45 provinces of the thirteen regions of Burkina Faso were analysed. In total, the estimate shows that 631,787 children aged between 6 and 59 months and 128,672 pregnant and lactating women will suffer from acute malnutrition during 2021 in Burkina Faso, b [...]

How severe? How many? When? The analysis of all 29 provinces (in 7 regions) from January 2020 was updated in May 2020, as a result of the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the areas in this analysis, the acute malnutrition situation is usually of concern between August and November and during t [...]

Overall, 29 provinces in seven regions of Burkina Faso were in an Alert (IPC Phase 2) to Serious (IPC Phase 3) nutritional situation between August and November 2019, which coincides with the peak period of malnutrition.  It is estimated that 360,048 children aged 6-59 months will suffer from acute [...]