What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Burkina Faso and China?

5,376 deaths, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and China?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs China: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Burkina Faso

17,516 deaths

in 2024

China

22,892 deaths

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

28th

China rank

25th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Burkina Faso
China

How they compare

China currently reports 22,892 deaths against 17,516 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5,376 deaths.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and China ranks 25th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	China	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,358 deaths	542,688 deaths	522,329 deaths	China
2000s	21,698 deaths	251,261 deaths	229,563 deaths	China
2010s	20,769 deaths	102,691 deaths	81,922 deaths	China
2020s	17,764 deaths	30,237 deaths	12,473 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Burkina Faso or China?: China, at 22,892 deaths against 17,516 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Burkina Faso and China?: 5,376 deaths, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and China?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and China rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th and China ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .