What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burundi and East Asia & Pacific?

36.6 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and East Asia & Pacific?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Burundi vs East Asia & Pacific: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Burundi

51 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific

14.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burundi rank

34th

East Asia & Pacific rank

36th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Burundi
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 51 per 1,000 live births against 14.4 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 36.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 3.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th of 197 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1990s	178.32 per 1,000 live births	52.91 per 1,000 live births	125.41 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2000s	132.93 per 1,000 live births	32.68 per 1,000 live births	100.25 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2010s	75.75 per 1,000 live births	18.63 per 1,000 live births	57.12 per 1,000 live births	Burundi
2020s	54.62 per 1,000 live births	15.16 per 1,000 live births	39.46 per 1,000 live births	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Burundi or East Asia & Pacific?: Burundi, at 51 per 1,000 live births against 14.4 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burundi and East Asia & Pacific?: 36.6 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and East Asia & Pacific?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burundi and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Burundi ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th 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.