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Burundi vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, under-5

Burundi
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Burundi
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.9 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 33.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 3.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Burundi ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 170.88 per 1,000 live births 52.33 per 1,000 live births 118.55 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2000s 125.77 per 1,000 live births 31.98 per 1,000 live births 93.79 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 70.62 per 1,000 live births 18.06 per 1,000 live births 52.56 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 50.54 per 1,000 live births 14.65 per 1,000 live births 35.89 per 1,000 live births Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Burundi or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Burundi, at 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.9 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33.2 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Burundi ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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.