Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Child mortality rate
Burkina Faso
7.7%
in 2023
Guinea
9.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Guinea rank
8th
Child mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 9.3% against 7.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Guinea ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.0% | 35.5% | 1.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 33.2% | 33.6% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 28.5% | 30.5% | 1.9% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 26.0% | 4.1% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 20.3% | 1.0% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.3% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 11.3% | 0.9% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 9.7% | 1.6% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 9.3% against 7.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 1.6%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Guinea ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.