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

777 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 Zimbabwe: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Burkina Faso

17,516 deaths

in 2024

Zimbabwe

16,739 deaths

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

28th

Zimbabwe rank

29th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17,516 deaths against 16,739 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 777 deaths.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	19,885 deaths	9,793 deaths	10,092 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	20,202 deaths	10,631 deaths	9,571 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	20,358 deaths	7,635 deaths	12,723 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	21,698 deaths	11,477 deaths	10,221 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	20,769 deaths	13,828 deaths	6,941 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	17,764 deaths	16,119 deaths	1,645 deaths	Burkina Faso

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 Zimbabwe?: Burkina Faso, at 17,516 deaths against 16,739 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 777 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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 .