Burkina Faso vs Least developed countries: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Burkina Faso
70.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries
53.05 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Least developed countries rank
10th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 70.4 per 1,000 live births against 53.05 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 17.35 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 10th 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 | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183.94 per 1,000 live births | 152.94 per 1,000 live births | 31 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 146.47 per 1,000 live births | 103.76 per 1,000 live births | 42.71 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 98.25 per 1,000 live births | 68.82 per 1,000 live births | 29.43 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 75.24 per 1,000 live births | 56.91 per 1,000 live births | 18.33 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 Least developed countries?
- Burkina Faso, at 70.4 per 1,000 live births against 53.05 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Burkina Faso and Least developed countries?
- 17.35 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Least developed countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Least developed countries rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 10th 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.