Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Child mortality rate
Burkina Faso
7.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
8.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Liberia rank
10th
Child mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 8.64 deaths per 100 live births against 7.49 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.15 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.66 deaths per 100 live births | 30.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 32.79 deaths per 100 live births | 30.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 28.14 deaths per 100 live births | 26.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 21.54 deaths per 100 live births | 24.86 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 15.26 deaths per 100 live births | 14.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.755 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.34 deaths per 100 live births | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.794 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.764 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 8.64 deaths per 100 live births against 7.49 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 1.15 deaths per 100 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th 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. 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.