Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5
Burkina Faso
74.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
86.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Liberia rank
10th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 74.9 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 11.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 327.9 per 1,000 live births | 303.75 per 1,000 live births | 24.15 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 281.41 per 1,000 live births | 266.88 per 1,000 live births | 14.53 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 215.38 per 1,000 live births | 248.56 per 1,000 live births | 33.18 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 190.74 per 1,000 live births | 250.29 per 1,000 live births | 59.55 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 152.62 per 1,000 live births | 145.07 per 1,000 live births | 7.55 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 103.41 per 1,000 live births | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 7.94 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 79.92 per 1,000 live births | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 7.64 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 86.4 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 Liberia?
- 11.5 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Liberia 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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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.