What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burkina Faso and Small states?

10.13 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Small states?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Small states: Mortality rate, neonatal

Burkina Faso

23.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Small states

13.67 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

25th

Small states rank

26th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Burkina Faso
Small states

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 13.67 per 1,000 live births in Small states, a difference of 10.13 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Small states ranks 26th of 197 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	42.99 per 1,000 live births	23.55 per 1,000 live births	19.44 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	35.9 per 1,000 live births	19.27 per 1,000 live births	16.63 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	28.37 per 1,000 live births	15.87 per 1,000 live births	12.5 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	24.68 per 1,000 live births	14.18 per 1,000 live births	10.5 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 Small states?: Burkina Faso, at 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 13.67 per 1,000 live births in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burkina Faso and Small states?: 10.13 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Small states?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Small states rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Small states ranks 26th 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: 03 September 2026

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