What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burkina Faso and Liberia?

14.3 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Burkina Faso

79.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Liberia

93.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

12th

Liberia rank

10th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Burkina Faso
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 93.4 per 1,000 live births against 79.1 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 14.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 10th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	340.71 per 1,000 live births	320.77 per 1,000 live births	19.94 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1970s	293.28 per 1,000 live births	282.52 per 1,000 live births	10.76 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1980s	223.83 per 1,000 live births	262.75 per 1,000 live births	38.92 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
1990s	197.17 per 1,000 live births	263.88 per 1,000 live births	66.71 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2000s	158.48 per 1,000 live births	154.46 per 1,000 live births	4.02 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	108.2 per 1,000 live births	102.97 per 1,000 live births	5.23 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	84.34 per 1,000 live births	94.62 per 1,000 live births	10.28 per 1,000 live births	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Burkina Faso or Liberia?: Liberia, at 93.4 per 1,000 live births against 79.1 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 14.3 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Liberia 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, 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.