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

Madagascar, at 61,923 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 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 Madagascar: Number of child deaths by region

Burkina Faso

54,009

in 2024

Madagascar

61,923

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Madagascar rank

19th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Burkina Faso
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 61,923 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7,914.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 19th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	76,136	63,560	12,575	Burkina Faso
1980s	77,954	90,432	12,479	Madagascar
1990s	86,339	75,883	10,455	Burkina Faso
2000s	87,254	61,976	25,277	Burkina Faso
2010s	73,804	55,766	18,038	Burkina Faso
2020s	57,305	61,840	4,536	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 61,923 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?: 7,914, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 19th 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.