Burundi vs Djibouti: Child mortality by sex
Burundi
5.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti
5.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Djibouti rank
31st
Child mortality by sex over time
- Burundi
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 5.33 deaths per 100 live births against 5.1 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Djibouti ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Djibouti in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.21 deaths per 100 live births | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 19.36 deaths per 100 live births | 14.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 17.83 deaths per 100 live births | 11.43 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 13.29 deaths per 100 live births | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4147 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2323 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Burundi or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 5.33 deaths per 100 live births against 5.1 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Burundi and Djibouti?
- 0.23 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Djibouti?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Djibouti rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Djibouti ranks 31st 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 .