Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 74.9 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 14.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 314.5 per 1,000 live births | 247.8 per 1,000 live births | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 281.41 per 1,000 live births | 227.78 per 1,000 live births | 53.63 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 215.38 per 1,000 live births | 193.65 per 1,000 live births | 21.73 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 190.74 per 1,000 live births | 185.04 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 152.62 per 1,000 live births | 143.18 per 1,000 live births | 9.44 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 103.41 per 1,000 live births | 94.12 per 1,000 live births | 9.29 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 79.92 per 1,000 live births | 91.82 per 1,000 live births | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 74.9 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 14.8 per 1,000 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th 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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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.