Burkina Faso vs Niger: Child mortality rate
Burkina Faso
10.9%
in 2019
Niger
11.1%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
5th
Niger rank
4th
Child mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 11.1% against 10.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Niger ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.5% | 37.4% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 1960s | 32.1% | 34.2% | 2.0% | Niger |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 32.6% | 4.8% | Niger |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 30.2% | 7.1% | Niger |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 26.4% | 6.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 18.6% | 2.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.9% | 0.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Niger, at 11.1% against 10.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Niger ranks 4th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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
Probability of death before the age of five.