Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Burkina Faso
43.63 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
43.72 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
21st
Mozambique rank
20th
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 43.72 per 1,000 live births against 43.63 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.12 per 1,000 live births | 83.59 per 1,000 live births | 2.47 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 57.55 per 1,000 live births | 54.91 per 1,000 live births | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 46.15 per 1,000 live births | 46.04 per 1,000 live births | 0.1017 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 43.72 per 1,000 live births against 43.63 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 0.09 per 1,000 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 20th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.