What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burkina Faso and IDA only?

19.04 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IDA only?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs IDA only: Mortality rate, under-5

Burkina Faso

74.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IDA only

55.86 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

11th

IDA only rank

12th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Burkina Faso
IDA only

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 55.86 per 1,000 live births in IDA only, a difference of 19.04 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times IDA only's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 12th 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	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1990s	190.74 per 1,000 live births	151.05 per 1,000 live births	39.69 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	152.62 per 1,000 live births	104.55 per 1,000 live births	48.07 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	103.41 per 1,000 live births	71.67 per 1,000 live births	31.74 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	79.92 per 1,000 live births	59.81 per 1,000 live births	20.11 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 IDA only?: Burkina Faso, at 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 55.86 per 1,000 live births in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burkina Faso and IDA only?: 19.04 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IDA only?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and IDA only rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 12th 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: 03 September 2026

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.