Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Burkina Faso
0.3535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Guinea
0.3935 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Guinea rank
7th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.35 under-five deaths per woman | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2266 under-five deaths per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0592 under-five deaths per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 2.07 under-five deaths per woman | 0.043 under-five deaths per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0018 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1658 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.9531 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8103 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1428 under-five deaths per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.571 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5719 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3843 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4278 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0436 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.04 under-five deaths per woman, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).