Africa Eastern and Southern vs Burkina Faso: Mortality rate, under-5
Africa Eastern and Southern
57.25 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
74.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
11th
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 57.25 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 17.65 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 159.44 per 1,000 live births | 190.74 per 1,000 live births | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 111.46 per 1,000 live births | 152.62 per 1,000 live births | 41.16 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 71.36 per 1,000 live births | 103.41 per 1,000 live births | 32.05 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 60.71 per 1,000 live births | 79.92 per 1,000 live births | 19.21 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, Africa Eastern and Southern or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 57.25 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Africa Eastern and Southern and Burkina Faso?
- 17.65 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Burkina Faso rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.