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)
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
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.