Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Burkina Faso
70.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 70.4 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th 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 | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 202.14 per 1,000 live births | 177.07 per 1,000 live births | 25.06 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 183.94 per 1,000 live births | 160.13 per 1,000 live births | 23.81 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 146.47 per 1,000 live births | 126.01 per 1,000 live births | 20.46 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 98.25 per 1,000 live births | 87.45 per 1,000 live births | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 75.24 per 1,000 live births | 67.14 per 1,000 live births | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 70.4 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 8 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th 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, under-5, 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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.