Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Neonatal mortality rate
Burkina Faso
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
2.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Malawi rank
28th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.36 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0479 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4046 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.085 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1982 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4592 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3717 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0866 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.36 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 28th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .