Benin vs Burkina Faso: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Benin
0.1254 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.0846 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
8th
Burkina Faso rank
11th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1254 units per square kilometre against 0.0846 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0408 units per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1438 units per square kilometre 0.1342 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre Benin
1970s 0.1451 units per square kilometre 0.1351 units per square kilometre 0.01 units per square kilometre Benin
1980s 0.1462 units per square kilometre 0.1321 units per square kilometre 0.0141 units per square kilometre Benin
1990s 0.1425 units per square kilometre 0.1472 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2000s 0.1383 units per square kilometre 0.1444 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2010s 0.1413 units per square kilometre 0.1177 units per square kilometre 0.0236 units per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.1312 units per square kilometre 0.0912 units per square kilometre 0.04 units per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 0.1254 units per square kilometre against 0.0846 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.0408 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 8th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.