Burkina Faso vs Côte d'Ivoire: Mortality rate, infant
Burkina Faso
43.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
44.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Burkina Faso
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 44.8 per 1,000 live births against 43.6 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Côte d'Ivoire in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166.03 per 1,000 live births | 187.61 per 1,000 live births | 21.58 per 1,000 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 145.54 per 1,000 live births | 138.74 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 112.61 per 1,000 live births | 105.1 per 1,000 live births | 7.51 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 99.81 per 1,000 live births | 98.45 per 1,000 live births | 1.36 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | 81.13 per 1,000 live births | 0.03 per 1,000 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 57.53 per 1,000 live births | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.27 per 1,000 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 46.14 per 1,000 live births | 47.48 per 1,000 live births | 1.34 per 1,000 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Burkina Faso or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 44.8 per 1,000 live births against 43.6 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.