Algeria vs Burundi: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Algeria
19,471 deaths
in 2023
Burundi
22,295 deaths
in 2023
Algeria rank
44th
Burundi rank
42nd

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Algeria
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 22,295 deaths against 19,471 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 2,824 deaths.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 44th and Burundi ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Burundi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Burundi Difference Ahead
1950s 121,581 deaths 30,911 deaths 90,669 deaths Algeria
1960s 142,679 deaths 35,087 deaths 107,592 deaths Algeria
1970s 140,643 deaths 44,239 deaths 96,404 deaths Algeria
1980s 72,868 deaths 44,530 deaths 28,337 deaths Algeria
1990s 34,040 deaths 43,864 deaths 9,823 deaths Burundi
2000s 23,829 deaths 39,910 deaths 16,081 deaths Burundi
2010s 25,021 deaths 31,767 deaths 6,746 deaths Burundi
2020s 21,089 deaths 23,415 deaths 2,326 deaths Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Algeria or Burundi?
Burundi, at 22,295 deaths against 19,471 deaths in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Algeria and Burundi?
2,824 deaths, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burundi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Burundi rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Algeria ranks 44th and Burundi ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.