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Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Burkina Faso
23.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
203040506070196919962024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1980s 49.83 per 1,000 live births 40.22 per 1,000 live births 9.62 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
1990s 42.99 per 1,000 live births 36.88 per 1,000 live births 6.11 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2000s 35.9 per 1,000 live births 30.44 per 1,000 live births 5.46 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2010s 28.37 per 1,000 live births 24.49 per 1,000 live births 3.88 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 24.68 per 1,000 live births 23.94 per 1,000 live births 0.74 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Burkina Faso, at 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.