Benin vs Burkina Faso: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Benin
8.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
7.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 8.13 deaths per 100 live births against 7.76 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.37 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.98 deaths per 100 live births | 20.4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 13.48 deaths per 100 live births | 16.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0752 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | 8.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4029 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 8.13 deaths per 100 live births against 7.76 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.37 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Benin ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 106 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 rate by household wealth. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.