Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Infant mortality rate by sex
Burkina Faso
3.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
4.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Equatorial Guinea rank
16th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.26 deaths per 100 live births against 3.92 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | 11.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 8.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9465 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5821 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4021 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4.26 deaths per 100 live births against 3.92 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.34 deaths per 100 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .