Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)

Burkina Faso
23.75 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
25.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Mozambique rank
23rd

Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 25.08 per 1,000 live births against 23.75 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.33 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 35.88 per 1,000 live births 35.66 per 1,000 live births 0.2183 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2010s 28.36 per 1,000 live births 27.03 per 1,000 live births 1.34 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 24.67 per 1,000 live births 25.87 per 1,000 live births 1.2 per 1,000 live births Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 25.08 per 1,000 live births against 23.75 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
1.33 per 1,000 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
234 places, 5,850 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed