Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Burkina Faso
4.36 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
4.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Mozambique rank
19th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.37 per 1,000 live births against 4.36 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 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 20th and Mozambique ranks 19th of 195 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 | 16.43 per 1,000 live births | 14.81 per 1,000 live births | 1.62 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 14.55 per 1,000 live births | 15.26 per 1,000 live births | 0.71 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 11.26 per 1,000 live births | 15.54 per 1,000 live births | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.52 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 8.11 per 1,000 live births | 8.36 per 1,000 live births | 0.249 per 1,000 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.75 per 1,000 live births | 5.49 per 1,000 live births | 0.261 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.61 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 0.01 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.37 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 Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 0.01 per 1,000 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 19th 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.