Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Burkina Faso
79.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
72.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 79.1 per 1,000 live births against 72.9 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 6.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 212.36 per 1,000 live births | 247.16 per 1,000 live births | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 197.17 per 1,000 live births | 212.74 per 1,000 live births | 15.57 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 158.48 per 1,000 live births | 157.78 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | 101.86 per 1,000 live births | 6.34 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 84.34 per 1,000 live births | 77.82 per 1,000 live births | 6.52 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, male, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Burkina Faso, at 79.1 per 1,000 live births against 72.9 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 6.2 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.