Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant, female
Burkina Faso
39.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
38.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Madagascar rank
22nd
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 39.2 per 1,000 live births against 38.4 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 131.71 per 1,000 live births | 82.51 per 1,000 live births | 49.2 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 104.09 per 1,000 live births | 111.55 per 1,000 live births | 7.46 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 92.31 per 1,000 live births | 73.74 per 1,000 live births | 18.57 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 74.53 per 1,000 live births | 50.11 per 1,000 live births | 24.42 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 52.14 per 1,000 live births | 39.49 per 1,000 live births | 12.65 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 41.48 per 1,000 live births | 39.16 per 1,000 live births | 2.32 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Burkina Faso, at 39.2 per 1,000 live births against 38.4 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.