Benin vs Burkina Faso: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Benin
4.52 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
4.36 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.52 per 1,000 live births against 4.36 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.96 per 1,000 live births | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 12.81 per 1,000 live births | 14.55 per 1,000 live births | 1.74 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 11.26 per 1,000 live births | 0.465 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 8.96 per 1,000 live births | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | 1.03 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | 8.11 per 1,000 live births | 0.907 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.78 per 1,000 live births | 5.75 per 1,000 live births | 0.023 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.78 per 1,000 live births | 4.61 per 1,000 live births | 0.166 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 4.52 per 1,000 live births against 4.36 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.16 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Benin ranks 17th and Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.