Burkina Faso vs Djibouti: Infant mortality rate
Burkina Faso
4.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti
4.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Djibouti rank
21st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Djibouti
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.36 deaths per 100 live births against 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Djibouti ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 8.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7686 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0149 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0299 deaths per 100 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 Djibouti?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.36 deaths per 100 live births against 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Djibouti?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Djibouti?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Djibouti rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Djibouti ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .