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Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal

Burkina Faso
23.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Malawi rank
27th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
203040506070196919962024

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 70.5 per 1,000 live births 70 per 1,000 live births 0.5 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
1970s 67.5 per 1,000 live births 63.46 per 1,000 live births 4.04 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
1980s 52.96 per 1,000 live births 53.81 per 1,000 live births 0.85 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1990s 42.99 per 1,000 live births 44.98 per 1,000 live births 1.99 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2000s 35.9 per 1,000 live births 31.29 per 1,000 live births 4.61 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2010s 28.37 per 1,000 live births 24.66 per 1,000 live births 3.71 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 24.68 per 1,000 live births 23.8 per 1,000 live births 0.88 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 Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Malawi 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.