Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Infant mortality by sex

Burkina Faso
4.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
4.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Mozambique rank
21st

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.79 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 17.58 deaths per 100 live births 15.61 deaths per 100 live births 1.97 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso
1970s 15.57 deaths per 100 live births 16.07 deaths per 100 live births 0.5011 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
1980s 12.07 deaths per 100 live births 16.27 deaths per 100 live births 4.2 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
1990s 10.69 deaths per 100 live births 14.1 deaths per 100 live births 3.41 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
2000s 8.74 deaths per 100 live births 8.78 deaths per 100 live births 0.0415 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
2010s 6.26 deaths per 100 live births 5.88 deaths per 100 live births 0.3817 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 5.06 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births 0.0758 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
Burkina Faso, at 4.79 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .