Burundi vs Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5
Burundi
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Upper middle income
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
37th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Burundi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income, a difference of 34 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170.88 per 1,000 live births | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 122.58 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 125.77 per 1,000 live births | 29.49 per 1,000 live births | 96.28 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 70.62 per 1,000 live births | 16.88 per 1,000 live births | 53.74 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 50.54 per 1,000 live births | 13.72 per 1,000 live births | 36.82 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 Upper middle income?
- Burundi, at 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and Upper middle income?
- 34 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Upper middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 37th 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.