Burkina Faso vs Low & middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Burkina Faso
79.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Low & middle income
43.54 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Low & middle income rank
14th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 79.1 per 1,000 live births against 43.54 per 1,000 live births in Low & middle income, a difference of 35.56 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 14th 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 | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197.17 per 1,000 live births | 100.01 per 1,000 live births | 97.16 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 158.48 per 1,000 live births | 73.39 per 1,000 live births | 85.09 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | 51.02 per 1,000 live births | 57.18 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 84.34 per 1,000 live births | 45.38 per 1,000 live births | 38.96 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 Low & middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 79.1 per 1,000 live births against 43.54 per 1,000 live births in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 35.56 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Low & middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Low & middle income 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, 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.