Benin vs Burkina Faso: Mortality rate, under-5

Benin
74.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
74.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
11th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 74.7 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 285.48 per 1,000 live births 327.9 per 1,000 live births 42.42 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
1970s 238.09 per 1,000 live births 281.41 per 1,000 live births 43.32 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
1980s 193.29 per 1,000 live births 215.38 per 1,000 live births 22.09 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
1990s 153.96 per 1,000 live births 190.74 per 1,000 live births 36.78 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2000s 121.59 per 1,000 live births 152.62 per 1,000 live births 31.03 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2010s 97.27 per 1,000 live births 103.41 per 1,000 live births 6.14 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 79.66 per 1,000 live births 79.92 per 1,000 live births 0.26 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, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 74.7 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.