Burkina Faso vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mortality rate, under-5

Burkina Faso
74.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
62.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
9th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 62.41 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 12.49 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1990s 190.74 per 1,000 live births 169.07 per 1,000 live births 21.67 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2000s 152.62 per 1,000 live births 120.03 per 1,000 live births 32.59 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2010s 103.41 per 1,000 live births 80.32 per 1,000 live births 23.09 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 79.92 per 1,000 live births 67.22 per 1,000 live births 12.7 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, Burkina Faso or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Burkina Faso, at 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 62.41 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burkina Faso and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
12.49 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th 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

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.