Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Infant mortality rate by sex
Burkina Faso
3.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
3.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Mozambique rank
18th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 3.98 deaths per 100 live births against 3.92 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2 deaths per 100 live births | 13.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 13.49 deaths per 100 live births | 14.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.915 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 10.41 deaths per 100 live births | 14.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 12.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 7.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4619 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1351 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0602 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 3.98 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 Mozambique?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Mozambique 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 rate by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 18th 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 .