Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Burkina Faso
7.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.76 deaths per 100 live births against 6.7 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.06 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 106 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10.07 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9.77 deaths per 100 live births | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.67 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 8.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 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 by household wealth, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.76 deaths per 100 live births against 6.7 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 1.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.