Burundi vs Latin America & Caribbean: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Burundi
51 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
16.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Burundi
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 51 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 34.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 3.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178.32 per 1,000 live births | 48.12 per 1,000 live births | 130.2 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 132.93 per 1,000 live births | 29.26 per 1,000 live births | 103.67 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 75.75 per 1,000 live births | 20.82 per 1,000 live births | 54.93 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 54.62 per 1,000 live births | 17.62 per 1,000 live births | 37 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Burundi, at 51 per 1,000 live births against 16.9 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 34.1 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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.