Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality
Burkina Faso
7.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
6.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Child mortality over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.49 deaths per 100 live births against 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.69 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 203 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.818 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 45.45 deaths per 100 live births | 44.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8174 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 45.11 deaths per 100 live births | 44.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8109 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 44.19 deaths per 100 live births | 43.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7943 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 43.12 deaths per 100 live births | 42.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7752 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 41.88 deaths per 100 live births | 41.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5777 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 39.58 deaths per 100 live births | 39.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2816 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 36.38 deaths per 100 live births | 32.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 32.79 deaths per 100 live births | 26.99 deaths per 100 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 28.14 deaths per 100 live births | 22.77 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 21.54 deaths per 100 live births | 19.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | 16.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 15.26 deaths per 100 live births | 13.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.34 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9216 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7082 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.49 deaths per 100 live births against 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.69 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for child mortality?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.