Benin vs Burkina Faso: Child mortality by sex
Benin
7.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
7.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 7.99 deaths per 100 live births against 7.91 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34 deaths per 100 live births | 37.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 29.58 deaths per 100 live births | 34.07 deaths per 100 live births | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 24.81 deaths per 100 live births | 29.33 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 20.21 deaths per 100 live births | 22.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 15.96 deaths per 100 live births | 19.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | 15.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4728 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 8.5 deaths per 100 live births | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0669 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 7.99 deaths per 100 live births against 7.91 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Benin ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .