Benin vs Burkina Faso: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
7.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.49 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 28.55 deaths per 100 live births | 32.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | 28.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 21.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 15.26 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.614 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.026 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.49 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.