Burundi vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5

Burundi
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
13.45 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
35th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Burundi
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.45 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 33.65 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 3.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

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

Burundi ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 170.88 per 1,000 live births 53.65 per 1,000 live births 117.23 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2000s 125.77 per 1,000 live births 31.76 per 1,000 live births 94.01 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 70.62 per 1,000 live births 17.63 per 1,000 live births 52.99 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 50.54 per 1,000 live births 14.27 per 1,000 live births 36.27 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Burundi, at 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.45 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
33.65 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Burundi ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.