Burkina Faso vs Least developed countries: Mortality rate, under-5

Burkina Faso
74.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries
57.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Least developed countries rank
10th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 57.96 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 16.94 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 10th 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 Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 190.74 per 1,000 live births 160.76 per 1,000 live births 29.98 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2000s 152.62 per 1,000 live births 110.8 per 1,000 live births 41.82 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2010s 103.41 per 1,000 live births 74.56 per 1,000 live births 28.85 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 79.92 per 1,000 live births 62.01 per 1,000 live births 17.91 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 Least developed countries?
Burkina Faso, at 74.9 per 1,000 live births against 57.96 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burkina Faso and Least developed countries?
16.94 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Least developed countries?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Least developed countries rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 10th 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.