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

Burkina Faso, at 54,009 against 52,477 in Yemen as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Burkina Faso and Yemen?

1,532, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

62 years are reported by both, from 1963 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 Yemen: Number of child deaths by region

Burkina Faso

54,009

in 2024

Yemen

52,477

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Yemen rank

25th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Burkina Faso
Yemen

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 54,009 against 52,477 in Yemen, a difference of 1,532.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Yemen ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 25th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	76,363	128,634	52,271	Yemen
1970s	78,266	115,122	36,856	Yemen
1980s	77,954	91,986	14,032	Yemen
1990s	86,339	81,538	4,801	Burkina Faso
2000s	87,254	61,915	25,338	Burkina Faso
2010s	73,804	52,629	21,175	Burkina Faso
2020s	57,305	54,017	3,287	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Yemen?: Burkina Faso, at 54,009 against 52,477 in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 1,532, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 25th 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.