Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Kenya?

Kenya, at 58,200 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Number of child deaths by region

Burkina Faso

54,009

in 2024

Kenya

58,200

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Kenya rank

21st

Number of child deaths by region over time

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 58,200 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4,191.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 21st of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	75,222	80,037	4,815	Kenya
1970s	78,266	83,975	5,709	Kenya
1980s	77,954	84,084	6,130	Kenya
1990s	86,339	111,037	24,699	Kenya
2000s	87,254	97,176	9,922	Kenya
2010s	73,804	69,658	4,146	Burkina Faso
2020s	57,305	59,371	2,066	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Kenya, at 58,200 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 4,191, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.