Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Child mortality rate
Burkina Faso
10.9%
in 2019
Nigeria
10.4%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
5th
Nigeria rank
6th
Child mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 10.9% against 10.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.5% | 28.8% | 7.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 32.1% | 26.7% | 5.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 23.5% | 4.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 20.6% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 16.6% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at 10.9% against 10.4% in Nigeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.